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Kafue lechwe

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Kafue lechwe
Kafue lechwes at West Midland Safari Park, England
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Kobus
Species:
Subspecies:
K. l. kafuensis
Trinomial name
Kobus leche kafuensis
(Gray, 1850)

The Kafue lechwe or Kafue Flats lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) is a subspecies of the southern lechwe. It is endemic to the Kafue Flats, Zambia. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as vulnerable.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2017). "Kobus leche ssp. kafuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T11045A50190244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T11045A50190244.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.