| SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON NAME: | bongo antelope | | KINGDOM: | Animalia | | PHYLUM: | Chordata | | CLASS: | Mammalia | | ORDER: | Artiodactyla | | FAMILY: | Bovidae | | GENUS SPECIES: | Tragelaphus (antelope) eurycerus (eurus - broad, widespread; keras - the horn of a animal) | |
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| DESCRIPTION: | Large colorful antelope with large ears, bright chestnut to dark brown with vivid white-yellow markings and stripes; spiral-horned antelope | |
| SIZE: | 110-130 cm (44-54 in) | | MALE | Males slightly larger than females | |
| WEIGHT: | | | MALE | 240-405 kg (528-891 lbs) | | FEMALE | 210-253 kg (462-557 lbs) | |
| DIET: | Browsers; eat leaves, flowers, twigs, thistles, garden produce and cereals | |
| GESTATION: | Approximately 285 days (9.5 months) | |
| SEXUAL MATURITY: | 24-27 months | |
| LIFE SPAN: | Up to 19 years observed in zoos; unknown in the natural environment | |
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| HABITAT: | Lowland and montane (mountain) forests | |
| POPULATION: | GLOBAL | No data | |
| STATUS: | IUCN | Near threatened | | CITES | Appendix III | | USFWS | Not listed | | AZA | SSP-Participant | |
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