Kobus leche (Lechwe)
lechwe waterbuck, red lechwe [English]; rooi lechwe, basterwaterbok
[Afrikaans]; Litschi [German]; cobe lechwe [French]; iphiva [isiZulu]; kwele,
pitwa [Sepedi]; kgama ya metsi e sootho [Sesotho]; letswee, letsweng [Setswana];
liphiva [siSwati]; phiva [Xitsonga]; lizwii [Lozi]; unjya [Yei]
Life
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Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost
fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class:
Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia
(terrestrial vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota >
Synapsida (mammal-like reptiles) > Therapsida > Theriodontia
> Cynodontia > Mammalia (mammals)
> Placentalia (placental mammals) >
Laurasiatheria > Ferungulata > Cetartiodactyla (even-toed ungulates and cetaceans)
> Ruminantia (ruminants) > Family:
Bovidae (antelopes and buffalo) >
Subfamily: Antilopinae
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Lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana. [photo Guido Coza ©] |
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