Kobus is a genus containing six species of African antelopes, all of which are associated with marshes, floodplains, or other grassy areas near water. They are sexually dimorphic, with females being smaller and lacking the horns of the males.
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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K. anselli | Upemba wetlands, Democratic Republic of Congo | ||
K. ellipsiprymnus | Northern South Africa north to Chad and west to Côte d'Ivoire | ||
K. kob | Senegal east to South Sudan and south to Uganda | ||
K. leche | Botswana, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Angola | ||
K. megaceros | South Sudan and Ethiopia | ||
K. vardonii | Southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia | ||