Kobus leche ssp. smithemani
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
CETARTIODACTYLA |
BOVIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Kobus leche ssp. smithemani
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| Species Authority: |
(Lydekker, 1900) |
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Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
D2
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group |
| Reviewer/s: |
Mallon, D.P. (Antelope Red List Authority) & Hoffmann, M. (Global Mammal Assessment) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Black Lechwe numbers have stabilised at 30,000 since the late 1980s (East 1999, Jeffery and Nefdt in press). However, the entire population is restricted to the Bangweulu Basin where it remains at risk of poaching and is dependent on maintenance of a favourable hydrological regime.
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| History: |
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
