Lichtenstein's hartebeest | |
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In the Kafue National Park, Zambia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
Genus: | Alcelaphus |
Species: | A. b. lichtensteinii
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Binomial name | |
Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii Peters, 1849
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Distribution of Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii | |
Synonyms | |
Sigmoceros lichtensteinii |
Lichtenstein's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii)[2] is a subspecies of the hartebeest antelope that dwells in savannahs and floodplains of Southeastern[3]-Central Africa. It is sometimes classified as a unique species, Sigmoceros lichtensteinii.
It derives its name from zoologist Martin Lichtenstein.