Big game
Blue wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
- Group
- Big game
- Size class
- Large (70–300 kg)
- Family
- Bovidae
Range
- Africa
Habitat
- Savanna
- Grassland
Range
Countries it is found in
10 countries
- Angola
- Botswana
- Eswatini
- Kenya
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Blue wildebeest. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Manuel R PoppCC BY
Cross-reference
Related species
Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.
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Same genus (Connochaetes)
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Same subfamily (Alcelaphinae)
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Red hartebeest
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Same subfamily (Alcelaphinae)
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Same subfamily (Alcelaphinae)
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Blesbok
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Same subfamily (Alcelaphinae)
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Bontebok
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Same subfamily (Alcelaphinae)