Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 8,721
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded gnu or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest. It is placed in the genus Connochaetes and family Bovidae, and has a close taxonomic relationship with the black wildebeest. The blue wildebeest is known to have five subspecies.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Blue wildebeest”.