Tragelaphus strepsiceros
| Greater kudu | |
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| Male at Kruger National Park in South Africa | |
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| Female at Chudop waterhole, Etosha in Namibia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Genus: | Tragelaphus |
| Species: | T. strepsiceros |
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Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas, 1766) |
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| Ranges of the subspecies
T. s. cottoni T. s. chora T. s. strepsiceros |
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| Synonyms | |
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Strepsiceros chora |
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T. s. cottoni T. s. chora T. s. strepsiceros
Strepsiceros chora
Strepsiceros cottoni
Strepsiceros strepsiceros
Strepsiceros zambesiensis
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and poaching. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, T. imberbis.
Kudu, or koodoo, is the Khoikhoi name for this antelope. Tragos (Greek) denotes a he-goat and elaphos (Greek) a deer. Strepho (Greek) means "twist", and strephis is "twisting". Keras (Greek) refers to the horn of the animal.
Greater kudus have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats can range from brown/bluish grey to reddish brown. They possess between 4 and 12 vertical white stripes along their torso. The head tends to be darker in colour than the rest of the body, and exhibits a small white chevron which runs between the eyes.
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