Damaliscus

• Korrigum Damaliscus korrigum

  

  The korrigum is an antelope recorded in West African savannas. In northern Benin’s Pendjari National Park, observers documented herds moving in the dry season toward fresh grass and remaining water.

• Common Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus

  

  An antelope described in a Marakele National Park account from South Africa, living in open savanna woodland and nearby grassland.

• Blesbok Damaliscus phillipsi

  

  Damaliscus phillipsi is a South African antelope with reddish-brown fur and a white facial blaze usually divided by a brown band between the eyes. It feeds mainly on grass.

• Bontebok Damaliscus pygargus

  

  An antelope of coastal plains in southwestern South Africa. This entry describes the bontebok subspecies, Damaliscus pygargus pygargus.

• Ruaha Topi Damaliscus eurus

  A topi recorded in Tanzania (upper Ruaha River, around Lake Rukwa). The account places it in periodically flooded valley grassland and woodland, where it grazes floodplain grasses.

• Serengeti Topi Damaliscus jimela

  A topi restricted to the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The 2011 account notes larger purplish patches on the shoulders and haunches and feeding in medium-grass areas and lightly wooded savanna.

• Bangweulu Tsessebe Damaliscus superstes

  A tsessebe studied on Zambia’s northeastern Bangweulu Flats. A 1999 survey recorded five herds near Chikuni Island.

• Coastal Topi Damaliscus topi

  A coastal East African topi ranging from Somalia south to Kenya. HMW 2011 says it appears to graze at dawn and dusk and retreat to light woodland around midday.

• Uganda Topi Damaliscus ugandae

  A topi recorded from southwestern Uganda into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. It has contrasting patches on the body and legs and feeds almost entirely on grass.

• Common Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus

  An antelope described in a Marakele National Park account from South Africa, living in open savanna woodland and nearby grassland.

• Bontebok Damaliscus pygargus

  An antelope of coastal plains in southwestern South Africa. This entry describes the bontebok subspecies, Damaliscus pygargus pygargus.

• Korrigum Damaliscus korrigum

  The korrigum is an antelope recorded in West African savannas. In northern Benin’s Pendjari National Park, observers documented herds moving in the dry season toward fresh grass and remaining water.

• Blesbok Damaliscus phillipsi

  Damaliscus phillipsi is a South African antelope with reddish-brown fur and a white facial blaze usually divided by a brown band between the eyes. It feeds mainly on grass.