Damaliscus


Damaliscus, commonly known as tsessebes, is a genus of antelope in the family Bovidae, subfamily Alcelaphinae, found in Africa.

Species

Listed alphabetically.
Image and scientific nameSubspeciesCommon nameDistribution

D. lunatus Burchell, 1824

common tsessebeAngola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and South Africa

D. pygargus

bontebokSouth Africa, Lesotho and Namibia
D. superstes Bangweulu tsessebenortheastern Zambia
†D. hypsodon Known from the Middle-Late Pleistocene of East Africa; became extinct at the onset of the Holocene due to the loss of its grassland habitat