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Sitatunga

Mammals

The sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekii, or marshbuck, is a swamp-dwelling, medium-sized antelope found throughout central Africa, centred on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Cameroon, and reaching parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. It is mostly confined to swampy and marshy habitats, where it occurs in tall dense vegetation as well as seasonal swamps, marshy clearings in forests, riparian thickets and mangrove swamps. It is listed in CITES Appendix III, and in Senegal intensive hunting for meat and habitat degradation have made it rare.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Lifespan
23 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix III 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bovidae, Taxa
Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)
Wetlands, Biomes
Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Okavango Delta, Ecosystems
Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Angola

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Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The sitatunga is native to Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Benin

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Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The sitatunga is native to Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Botswana

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Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
Burundi

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Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives (2)
Quote, Lead, where it lives (2)
centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
Cameroon

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Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives (3)
Quote, Lead, where it lives (3)
medium-sized antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
Central African Republic

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Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives (4)
Quote, Lead, where it lives (4)
the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives (5)
Quote, Lead, where it lives (5)
The sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) or marshbuck is a swamp-dwelling medium-sized antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African
Equatorial Guinea

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Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives (6)
Quote, Lead, where it lives (6)
central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
Gabon

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Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives (7)
Quote, Lead, where it lives (7)
of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
Gambia

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Source Sitatunga (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The sitatunga is native to Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Sources
1. Sitatunga (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) or marshbuck is a swamp-dwelling medium-sized antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan,
  • Diet
    They feed mainly on new foliage, fresh grasses, sedges and browse.
  • Threats and conservation
    The sitatunga has been classified under the Least Concern category by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), and under Appendix III (Ghana) of the Washington Convention (CITES).
  • Threats and conservation, relationship to people
    In Senegal, intensive hunting for meat and habitat degradation have made the sitatunga very rare.
  • Reproduction
    Lifespan recorded in captivity averages 22 to 23 years.
  • Lead, system
    They occur in tall and dense vegetation as well as seasonal swamps, marshy clearings in forests, riparian thickets and mangrove swamps.
  • Habitat and distribution
    The sitatunga is native to Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  • Lead, where it lives
    on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
  • Lead, where it lives (2)
    centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
  • Lead, where it lives (3)
    medium-sized antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
  • Lead, where it lives (4)
    the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
  • Lead, where it lives (5)
    The sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) or marshbuck is a swamp-dwelling medium-sized antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African
  • Lead, where it lives (6)
    central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
  • Lead, where it lives (7)
    of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
  • Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Taxonomy and genetics
    The sitatunga is placed under the genus Tragelaphus and in the family Bovidae.
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2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF IUCN Red List category record 5220179
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)IUCN Red List category record
Quote, IUCN Red List category record
LEAST_CONCERN
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Artiodactyla (Wikipedia)
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Inner systematics
Quote, In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Inner systematics
The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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