Coke's hartebeest
| Coke's hartebeest | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Alcelaphus |
| Species: | A. buselaphus |
| Subspecies: | A. b. cokii |
| Trinomial name | |
| Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii (Günther, 1884)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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A. b. cokeii | |
Coke's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii) or kongoni is an antelope native to Kenya and Tanzania.
It can hybridize with Lelwel hartebeest to make the Kenya Highland hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel x cokii).
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. cokii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 March 2011. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
- ↑ Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii, Mammal Species of the World. Third edition.
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