2,200 observationsLeast Concern
Kob
Kobus kob
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia βΊPhylum: Chordata βΊClass: Mammalia βΊOrder: Artiodactyla βΊFamily: Bovidae βΊGenus: Kobus
About
The kob (Kobus kob) is an antelope found across sub-Saharan Africa, in Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria and some part of Senegal to South Sudan. Found along the northern savanna, it is often seen in Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda; Garamba and Virunga National Park, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as grassy floodplains of South Sudan. Kob are found in wet areas (such as floodplains), where they eat grasses....
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Kob is Kobus kob.
- The Kob has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Kob belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Kob belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Kob belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Kob belongs to the order Artiodactyla.
- Kob belongs to the family Bovidae.
- Kob belongs to the genus Kobus.