Greater kudu
Species of woodland antelope / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, and poaching.[2] The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, T. imberbis.
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Greater kudu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Bovinae |
Genus: | Tragelaphus |
Species: | T. strepsiceros |
Binomial name | |
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas, 1766) | |
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Ranges of the subspecies
T. s. cottoni
T. s. chora
T. s. strepsiceros | |
Synonyms | |
Strepsiceros chora |
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