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Big game

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Group
Big game
Size class
Large (70–300 kg)
Family
Bovidae

Range

  • Africa

Habitat

  • Wetland
  • Savanna

Range

Countries it is found in

36 countries

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo - Kinshasa
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05

Cross-reference

Related species

Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.