Tragelaphus scriptus scriptus

(Pallas, 1766)

Vernacular names
English : Western bushbuck
French : Guib harnaché

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Cetartiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Notes : 10 other subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a body length of 145 cm, a shoulder height of 1 m and a weight up to 80 kg. Coloration rufous brown with white horizontal, vertical lines and spots on shoulder. Black and white markings on face and legs. Female lighter.

Range and habitat
The subspecies occurs in extreme western Africa, from south Mauritania and Senegal to extreme south-west Mali, south to western Liberia. Lives in forest edges, forest-savanna mosaic.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species likely needs reassessment but is known to be fairly common despite hunting.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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