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Southern reedbuck
Adult weight : 58 kg (127.6 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 17 years
Gestation : 224 days
Litter size : 1
Interval between litters : 376 days
Weight at birth : 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs)
Southern reedbuck
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Reduncinae
Species : Redunca arundinum
The Southern reedbuck 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
Countries
Angola, Botswana, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and ZimbabweHabitats
Dry savanna, Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland and Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland
Facts about the southern reedbuck
Conservation Status The southern reedbuck is classified as a low risk, conservation dependent species by the IUCN (1996). (Full text)
For example, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest prefers the ecotone between miombo and dambos (Smithers and Wilson 1979), while the southern reedbuck is most often found in rank grass valleys and glades within miombo woodland (Kingdon 1979). (Full text)