Extinct Blesbok (Damaliscus niro) — Data Deficient Mammalia

Extinct Blesbok

Damaliscus niro

Conservation Status

Data Deficient

Mammalia · Artiodactyla · Bovidae

About

Damaliscus niro is an extinct species of antelope that lived in Africa throughout the Pleistocene, as recently as 63,000 years ago.

Fun Fact

Arthur Tindell Hopwood described Damaliscus niro as Hippotragus niro in 1936 from a horn core collected by L.

Quick Facts

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

To be updated

Lifespan

000 years

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

More Mammals Species

Abbott's Duiker EN Abbott's Gibbon EN Addax CR African Elephant EN African Forest Elephant CR African Wild Ass CR
Browse all Mammals →