The 'Lesser Kudu' (''Tragelaphus imberbis'') is a forest
antelope found in
East Africa and (possibly) the southern
Arabian Peninsula.
The 'Southern Lesser Kudu' (''Tragelaphus imberbis australis'') is a subspecies found in
Kenya and
Tanzania.
Lesser Kudu stand about a metre at the shoulder and weigh 50 to 100 kilograms, males are larger than females. Lesser Kudu males are grey-brown while females are chestnut the coat is lighter on their underside. Both have about ten white stripes on their backs and two white tufts on the underside of their necks. Males have a small mane and horns of about 70 centimetres with one twist.
Lesser Kudu live in dry thorn
bush and
forest and eat mainly
leaves. Lesser Kudu are
nocturnal and
matinine crepuscular. They live in groups of two to five ranging up to twenty-four on rare occasions these have about equal numbers of males and females.
See also
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Greater Kudu
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Kudu dung spitting
References
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External link
★ ARKive -
images and movies of the lesser kudu ''(Tragelaphus imberbis)''