Coke's hartebeest
Coke's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii) or kongoni is an antelope native to Kenya and Tanzania.
| Coke's hartebeest | |
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| At the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Alcelaphus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. b. cokii |
| Trinomial name | |
| Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii | |
It can breed with Lelwel hartebeest , which results in a hybrid known as the Kenya Highland hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel x cokii).
References
- IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. cokii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
- Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii, Mammal Species of the World. Third edition.
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