Black Wildebeest
Connochaetes gnou
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 905
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou) is one of the two closely related wildebeest species. It is a member of the genus Connochaetes and family Bovidae. It was first described in 1780 by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black wildebeest”.