red lechwe
E365000
The red lechwe is a semi-aquatic antelope of southern Africa’s floodplains, known for its reddish coat and long hind legs adapted for running through marshy waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| red lechwe canonical | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antelope
ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ mammal ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
elongated hind legs for moving in water
ⓘ
semi-aquatic lifestyle ⓘ splayed hooves for marshy ground ⓘ |
| antiPredatorAdaptation | flight into deeper water ⓘ |
| biome |
savanna floodplain
ⓘ
wetland ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | males defend territories in breeding season ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
red lechwe
ⓘ
Lechwe antelope ⓘ
surface form:
southern lechwe
|
| diet |
aquatic plants
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | grazing ⓘ |
| forms | large herds ⓘ |
| genus | Kobus ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplains
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ seasonally inundated plains ⓘ swampy grasslands ⓘ |
| hasCoatColor |
golden-red
ⓘ
reddish-brown ⓘ |
| hasMarking |
white belly
ⓘ
white facial markings ⓘ white throat ⓘ |
| hasSexualDimorphism |
males have horns
ⓘ
males larger than females ⓘ |
| hasUnderpartsColor | white ⓘ |
| hornPresence | present in males only ⓘ |
| hornShape | long lyre-shaped horns ⓘ |
| hornType | ringed horns ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
fast runner in shallow water
ⓘ
strong swimmer ⓘ |
| matingSystem | polygynous ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Angola
ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Namibia ⓘ Zambia ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
|
| notablePopulation |
Bangweulu wetlands (regional vicinity)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangweulu wetlands
Kafue Flats ⓘ Okavango Delta ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Kobus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kobus leche
lechwe ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predator |
Nile crocodile
ⓘ
lion ⓘ spotted hyena ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Kobus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kobus leche leche
|
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| species |
Kobus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kobus leche
|
| subfamily | Reduncinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overhunting ⓘ |
| usedFor | game viewing tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.