The blesbok, or blesbuck, is a subspecies of the bontebok antelope endemic to South Africa, Eswatini and Namibia. It has a distinctive white face and forehead, which gave rise to its name: bles is the Afrikaans word for a blaze, such as the marking sometimes seen on a horses forehead. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Scientific NameDamaliscus pygargus phillipsi 3 Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleFarmed or Commercially Raised 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source Blesbok (Wikipedia)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Damaliscus pygargus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHabitat Regions, Damaliscus pygargus
Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix II
Food Habits
Bontebok and blesbok are herbivores, they graze on grasses and herbage.
View the Source 2. Blesbok (Wikipedia)
Predators and threats
The blesbok is also farmed and hunted for its skin, meat and for trophies.
Habitat
Trophy hunting has helped the blesbok to survive and thrive in the areas where they are hunted legally.
Infobox: status
LC
View the Source3. Blesbok (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q24818 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: damaliscus pygargus
5201 Damaliscus pygargus Bovidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 0 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 102000 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt row for this species, Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular and Activity-Diurnal columns
Damaliscus pygargus Bovidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 0 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 102000 Ref_117 1
View the Source 5. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Damaliscus pygargus
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 23 years (captivity)
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