Roan antelope

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Roan antelope

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Hippotraginae
Species : Hippotragus equinus

The Roan antelope is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the roan antelope

leucophoeus, the roan antelope is a large, graceful animal standing 130-150 cm at the shoulder. (Full text)

Roan antelopes are found in more open environments than sable antelopes. (Full text)

The particularly beautiful sable and roan antelopes are found here and red lechwe and the aquatic sitatunga antelope inhabit the wetlands. (Full text)

Hippotrague or Hippotragus equinus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Conservation Dependent . (Full text)

Desmarest, 1804 The Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is a grassland antelope found in West, Central and Southern (Full text)

Na mesma região e também extinta existe a palanca-vermelha (Hippotragus Equinus – Is. (Full text)

The roan antelope is a large, light-colored animal that lives from South Africa north to Ethiopia and Gambia. (Full text)

The roan antelope is a larger animal, with shorter horns, whose general color in both sexes is strawberry-roan. (Full text)

The sable and roan antelopes are distinguished from Oryx by the stout and thickly ringed horns rising vertically from a ridge over the eyes at an obtuse angle to the plane of the lower part of the face, and then sweeping backwards in a bold curve. (Full text)

The roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is a close relative of the more often seen sable (Hippotragus niger). (Full text)

Roan Antelopes are mainly grazers. (Full text)

leucophoeus), the roan antelope is a large, graceful animal standing 130–150 centimetres (50–60 inches) at the shoulder. (Full text)

We roan antelopes are among the larger ones. (Full text)

In the Red Data book, the Roan antelope is listed as an endangered species. (Full text)

Roan antelopes are most active during the early hours of the day. (Full text)

Bongos, defassa waterbucks, and roan antelopes are all present in small numbers after years of heavy hunting. (Full text)

Some, however, such as Burchell’s zebras, elands, oribis, and roan antelopes, are frequent visitors. (Full text)

Other descriptions of Roan Antelope Roan Antelope Conservation status: Lower Risk (cd) Young Roan Antelope (Ndevu, Zambia) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Hippotraginae Genus: Hippotragus Species: equinus Binomial name Hippotragus equinus Desmarest, 1804 The Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is a grassland antelope found in West, Central and Southern Africa. (Full text)

leucophoeus), the roan antelope is a large, graceful animal with long, pointed ears, an erect mane, and long hair on the throat. (Full text)

Conservation Status The roan antelope is classified as a low risk, conservation dependent species by the IUCN (1996). (Full text)

)and a weight of 250 kg (550 lbs), the roan antelope is one of the less common antelope species in Kenya, with its counterpart the sable antelope, and is only found at Shimba Hills National Park. (Full text)

Slightly similar to horses when galloping, roan antelopes are very aggressive animals and do not fear predators. (Full text)

Brief Description The Roan Antelope is large and very strong antelope . (Full text)