The hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) is an African antelope. It is the only member of the genus Alcelaphus. Hartebeest are gregarious animals. They are very alert and non-aggressive. Hartebeest were formerly widespread in Africa, but populations...
The red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama ) or Cape hartebeest is a subspecies of the hartebeest found in Southern Africa. More than 130,000 individuals live in the wild. The red hartebeest is closely related to the tsessebe and the...
The bubal hartebeest, also known as northern hartebeest or bubal antelope or simply bubal (Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus ) is the extinct nominal (i.e., first described) subspecies of hartebeest. It was formerly found north of the Saharan Desert....
Lichtenstein's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii) is a subspecies of the hartebeest antelope. It is named in honor of the German zoologist Martin Lichtenstein.
Coke's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii ) or kongoni is an antelope native to Kenya and Tanzania.It can breed with Lelwel hartebeest to produce a hybrid known as the Kenya Highland hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel x cokii ).
The Lelwel hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel ), also known as Jackson's hartebeest, is an antelope native to Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.The Lelwel...
The western hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus major ) is an antelope native to the medium to tall grassland plains of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger,...
Swayne's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei ) is an endangered antelope native to Ethiopia. Two of the largest remaining populations are located in Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary, Nechisar National Park and Maze National Park. It has...
The tora hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus tora ) is an extremely endangered antelope, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia. It has possibly been extirpated from Sudan. One of the most critically endangered large mammals in the world, it is threatened by...