#0302 · 🦊 mammals

Hartebeest

🇳🇱 Hartenbeest ·Alcelaphus buselaphus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The hartebeest (/ˈhɑːrtəˌbiːst/; Alcelaphus buselaphus ), also known as kongoni , is an African antelope. Eight subspecies have been described, including two sometimes considered to be independent species. 3 ft) at the shoulder, and has a typical head-and-body length of 200 to 250 cm (79 to 98 in). The weight ranges from 100 to 200 kg (220 to 440 lb). It has a particularly elongated forehead and oddly shaped horns, short neck, and pointed...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,985iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
6,985 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766 (260 years ago).