Kafue lechwe

Kafue lechwe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Kobus
Species: K. leche
Subspecies: K. l. kafuensis
Trinomial name
Kobus leche kafuensis
(Gray, 1850)

The Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) is a subspecies of the southern lechwe. It is endemic to the Kafue Flats, Zambia. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as vulnerable.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Kobus leche ssp. kafuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 September 2014.


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