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Kobus leche ssp. leche

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CETARTIODACTYLA BOVIDAE

Scientific Name: Kobus leche ssp. leche
Species Authority: Gray, 1850
Common Name/s:
English – Red Lechwe

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
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:
Justification:
The total population is estimated at 98,000, of which 85% occur in the Okavango Delta; numbers are stable or increasing in protected areas and declining elsewhere.

Geographic Range [top]

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Population [top]

Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group 2008. Kobus leche ssp. leche. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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