Syncerus caffer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Syncerus_caffer

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:species
gptkbp:activityPattern	diurnal
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:lion
gptkbp:conservationStatus	Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy	Sparrman
gptkbp:describedYear	1779
gptkbp:diet	herbivore
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:economicImportance	ecotourism game hunting
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Bovidae
gptkbp:genus	gptkb:Syncerus
gptkbp:gestationPeriod	11 months
gptkbp:habitat	gptkb:forest gptkb:grass
gptkbp:heightAtShoulder	1.0-1.7 m
gptkbp:hornsPresentIn	both sexes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Syncerus caffer
gptkbp:IUCNStatus	21251
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan	up to 25 years
gptkbp:nativeTo	gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Black_Death
gptkbp:notableFeature	large curved horns
gptkbp:offspring	1 calf
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Artiodactyla
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Big_Five_game_animals
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators	gptkb:Dragon gptkb:lion
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Bos_taurus
gptkbp:reproduction	viviparous
gptkbp:riskFactor	can be dangerous
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism	males larger than females
gptkbp:skin	dark brown to black
gptkbp:socialStructure	herds
gptkbp:subspecies	gptkb:Syncerus_caffer_aequinoctialis gptkb:Syncerus_caffer_brachyceros gptkb:Syncerus_caffer_caffer gptkb:Syncerus_caffer_nanus
gptkbp:tailLength	70-110 cm
gptkbp:threats	gptkb:disease gptkb:hunting habitat loss
gptkbp:weight	500-900 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:lion
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4