#0286 · 🦊 mammals

Southern Bushbuck

🇳🇱 Zuidelijke bosbok ·Tragelaphus sylvaticus

🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Dr. Ryne D. Rutherford · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0
3. © Noeleen du Toit · CC BY-SA 4.0
4. © Rob Broeren · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Justin Ponder · CC BY 4.0
6. © Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0
7. © Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0
8. © Peter Archdale · CC BY 4.0
9. © Tony Rebelo · CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

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. It is found in a wide range of habitats, such as rain forests, montane forests, forest-savanna mosaic, savanna, bushveld, and woodland. 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.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 8,012iNaturalist observations

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.
8,012 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766 (260 years ago).