UGANDA KOB

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:	Uganda kob
KINGDOM:	Animalia
PHYLUM:	Chordata
CLASS:	Mammalia
ORDER:	Artiodactyla
FAMILY:	Bovidae
GENUS SPECIES:	Kobus (native African name) kob thomasi (scientific explorer); thomasi represents sub-species

FAST FACTS

DESCRIPTION:

The Uganda kob is a medium-sized antelope with a medium brown coat, medium length horns and large ears.

SIZE:
MALE	90-100 cm (37-40 in.)
FEMALE	82-92 cm (32-36 in.)

WEIGHT:
MALE	About 94 kg (207 lb.)
FEMALE	About 63 kg (139 lb.)

DIET:

Mostly feeds on tender green grasses

GESTATION:

Gestation lasts approximately 7.5-9 months; Typically a single offspring at a time. After birth, the young lie concealed for about 6 weeks, after which they follow their mothers.

SEXUAL MATURITY:
MALE	At around 18 months
FEMALE	At about 13 months

LIFE SPAN:

Up to 17 years

RANGE:

Senegal, West Africa to Kenya, East Africa

HABITAT:

Inhabits moist savannas, flood plains, and margins of adjacent woodlands

POPULATION:

GLOBAL

Unknown

STATUS:	IUCN	Lower Risk/Conservation Dependent
	CITES	Not listed
	USFWS	Not listed