| Cape bushbuck | |
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| Male, Kenya | |
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| Female, Zimbabwe | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Genus: | Tragelaphus |
| Species: | T. sylvaticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tragelaphus sylvaticus (Sparrman, 1780)
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| Combined range of Cape and harnessed bushbuck | |
The Cape bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus), also known as imbabala is a common, medium-sized bushland-dwelling, and a widespread species of antelope in sub-Saharan Africa.[2][3] It is found in a wide range of habitats, such as rain forests, montane forests, forest-savanna mosaic, savanna, bushveld, and woodland.[3] It stands around 90 cm (35 in) at the shoulder and weigh from 45 to 80 kg (99 to 176 lb). They are generally solitary, territorial browsers.
- ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Tragelaphus scriptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22051A115165242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22051A50196111.en. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Wronski T, Moodley Y. (2009). Bushbuck, harnessed antelope or both? Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Gnusletter, 28(1):18-19.
- ^ a b Moodley, Y.; et al. (September 2009). "Analysis of mitochondrial DNA data reveals non-monophyly in the bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) complex". Mammalian Biology. 74 (5): 418–422. Bibcode:2009MamBi..74..418M. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2008.05.003. Retrieved 7 April 2021.