Reedbuck
Reedbuck is a common name for African antelopes from the genus Redunca.[1] Reedbucks are reddish brown and are 60 to 90 cm (24 to 35 in). There are three recognised species of reedbuck:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
%252C_Kruger_National_Park.jpg.webp) | Redunca arundinum | Southern reedbuck | Gabon and Tanzania to South Africa |
.jpg.webp) | Redunca fulvorufula | Mountain reedbuck | sub-Saharan Africa. |
 | Redunca redunca | Bohor reedbuck | Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda |
| Reedbucks | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Bohor reedbuck | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Reduncinae |
| Genus: | Redunca Hamilton Smith, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Antilope redunca Pallas, 1767 | |
| Species | |
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Southern Reedbuck
Habitat and diet
The Southern Reedbuck lives in the grasslands of Africa. They eat the vegetation on the grasslands, which is usually grass and reed shoots.[2]
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 974.
- Taylor, Barry (2004). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (vol. 16). Gale. p. 37.
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