Sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 291
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) or marshbuck is a swamp-dwelling medium-sized antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. The sitatunga is mostly confined to swampy and marshy habitats. They occur in tall and dense vegetation as well as seasonal swamps, marshy clearings in forests, riparian thickets and mangrove swamps.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sitatunga”.