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Steenbok

Mammals

The steenbok, Raphicerus campestris, also known as the steinbuck or steinbok, is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It resembles a small oribi, standing 45 to 60 centimetres at the shoulder and weighing 7 to 16 kilograms. The coat ranges from fawn to rufous, typically rather orange, with a white underside and a white ring around the eye. Males have straight, smooth, parallel horns 7 to 19 centimetres long, and there is a black crescent between the ears and a black circular scent gland in front of each eye. There are two distinct clusters in its distribution, in central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania in East Africa and across southern Africa. Steenbok are known to live for 7 years or more.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Lifespan
7 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bovidae, Taxa
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)
Grassland, Biomes
Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)
Savanna, Biomes
Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)
Xeric Shrubland, Biomes
Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Kalahari Desert, Ecosystems
Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)
Kruger National Park, Ecosystems
Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Angola

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Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
In Southern Africa, it occurs in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Lesotho.
Botswana

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Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
In Southern Africa, it occurs in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Lesotho.
Eswatini

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Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
In Southern Africa, it occurs in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Lesotho.
Kenya

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Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)Distribution, where it lives
Quote, Distribution, where it lives
In East Africa, it occurs in central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Lesotho

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Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
In Southern Africa, it occurs in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Lesotho.
Mozambique

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Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
In Southern Africa, it occurs in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Lesotho.
Namibia

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Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
In Southern Africa, it occurs in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Lesotho.
South Africa

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Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
In Southern Africa, it occurs in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Lesotho.
Tanzania

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Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)Distribution, where it lives
Quote, Distribution, where it lives
In East Africa, it occurs in central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Zambia

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Source Steenbok (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
In Southern Africa, it occurs in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Lesotho.
Sources
1. Steenbok (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa.
  • Diet
    Steenbok typically browse on low-level vegetation (they cannot reach above 0.9 m), but are also adept at scraping up roots and tubers.
  • Breeding
    Steenbok are known to live for 7 years or more.
  • Habitat
    Steenbok live in a variety of habitats from semi-desert, such as the edge of the Kalahari Desert and Etosha National Park, to open woodland and thickets, including open plains, stony savannah, and Acacia-grassland mosaics.
  • Distribution
    In Southern Africa, it occurs in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Lesotho.
  • Distribution, where it lives
    In East Africa, it occurs in central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
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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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Bovidae - Wikipedia
Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Lead
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Lead
Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
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