Lelwel hartebeest
The Lelwel hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel), also known as Jackson's hartebeest, is an antelope native to Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
| Lelwel hartebeest | |
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| Male Lelwel hartebeest at Murchison Falls National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Alcelaphus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. b. lelwel |
| Trinomial name | |
| Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel Heuglin, 1877 | |
The Lelwel hartebeest can hybridize with Coke's hartebeest to make the Kenya Highland hartebeest (A. b. lelwel × cokii), or with Swayne's hartebeest to make the Neumann hartebeest (A. b. lelwel × swaynei).
References
- IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. lelwel". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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