Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula), recorded as Endangered
Mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Mountain reedbuck

Redunca fulvorufula

The mountain reedbuck is an antelope found in mountainous areas of much of sub-Saharan Africa.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Redunca fulvorufula
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Artiodactyla · Bovidae · Redunca

Appearance

It has a grey coat with a white underbelly and reddish-brown head and shoulders.

The mountain reedbuck averages 75 cm (30 in) at the shoulder, and weighs around 30 kg (66 lb). The male has ridged horns of around 15.2 cm (6.0 in), that curve forwards.

Range and habitat

The mountain reedbuck occurs in three separate geographic areas, each containing a separate subspecies. The southern mountain reedbucks inhabits an area from the eastern Cape Province (South Africa) to southeastern Botswana. Chanler's mountain reedbuck occurs in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Mountain reedbuck is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Mountain reedbuck, Wikidata item Q820184. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Mountain reedbuck?
The mountain reedbuck is an antelope found in mountainous areas of much of sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the conservation status of Mountain reedbuck?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Redunca fulvorufula. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Mountain reedbuck live?
The mountain reedbuck occurs in three separate geographic areas, each containing a separate subspecies.
Why is Mountain reedbuck in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Redunca fulvorufula?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Mountain reedbuck a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.