The Kafue lechwe or Kafue Flats lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) is a subspecies of the southern lechwe. It is endemic to the Kafue Flats, Zambia. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as vulnerable.
Kafue lechwe | |
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Kafue lechwes at West Midland Safari Park, England | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Genus: | Kobus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | K. l. kafuensis
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Trinomial name | |
Kobus leche kafuensis (Gray, 1850)
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2017). "Kobus leche ssp. kafuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T11045A50190244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T11045A50190244.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.