Kobus megaceros

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Kobus megaceros is the Nile lechwe, a semi-aquatic antelope species native to the floodplains and swamps of South Sudan and Ethiopia.

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Kobus megaceros canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antelope
bovid
species of mammal
activityPattern diurnal
adaptation elongated hooves for marshy ground
breedingSystem polygynous
class Mammalia
commonName Lechwe antelope
surface form: Nile antelope

Nile lechwe
conservationConcern population declining
describedBy William Edward de Winton
diet herbivorous
eats aquatic plants
grasses
family Bovidae
foundInProtectedArea Boma National Park
Gambela National Park
surface form: Gambella National Park
genus Kobus
habitat floodplains
marshes
seasonally inundated grasslands
swamps
hasBinomialName Kobus megaceros self-link
hasType terrestrial mammal
horns present in males
hornShape lyre-shaped
IUCNRedListCategorySystem IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria
surface form: IUCN 3.1
IUCNStatus Endangered
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle semi-aquatic
movement good swimmer
nativeContinent Africa
nativeTo Ethiopia
South Sudan
order Artiodactyla
parentTaxon Kobus
phylum Chordata
rangeIncludes Gambella region
Sudd
surface form: Sudd wetlands
reproduction viviparous
sexualDimorphism present
socialStructure gregarious
subfamily Reduncinae
taxonRank species
threat civil conflict
habitat loss
hunting
yearDescribed 1902

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reduncinae includesSpeciesGroup Kobus megaceros
Kobus includesTaxon Kobus megaceros
Kobus megaceros hasBinomialName Kobus megaceros self-link