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Blesbok

Mammals

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
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bovidae, Taxa
Source Blesbok (Wikidata)

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Blesbok (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Botswana

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Eswatini

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Namibia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Zimbabwe

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 Zoology
  • Habitat 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.
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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
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3. 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
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