| 词条 | Lechwe |
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| name = Lechwe | status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | image = Red lechwe (Kobus leche leche) male.jpg | image_caption = male K. l. leche Nkasa Rupara National Park, Namibia | taxon = Kobus leche | authority = Gray, 1850 | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision =
| range_map = Kobus leche range map.png | range_map_caption = Distribution range of lechwe }} The lechwe (Kobus leche), red lechwe or southern lechwe, is an antelope found in wetlands of south central Africa. RangeIt is native to Botswana, Zambia, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeastern Namibia, and eastern Angola, especially in the Okavango Delta, Kafue Flats and the Bangweulu Swamps. DescriptionLechwe stand {{convert|90|to|100|cm|in|abbr=on}} at the shoulder and weigh from {{convert|70|to|120|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. They are golden brown with white bellies. Males are darker in colour, but general hue varies depending on subspecies. The long, spiral-structured horns are vaguely lyre-shaped, they are found only in males. The hind legs are somewhat longer in proportion than in other antelopes, to ease long-distance running in marshy soil. HabitsLechwe are found in marshy areas where they eat aquatic plants. They use the knee-deep water as protection from predators. Their legs are covered in a water-repellant substance which allows them to run quite fast in knee-deep water. Lechwe are diurnal. They gather in herds which can include many thousands of individuals.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} Herds are usually all of one sex, but during mating season they mix.[2] TaxonomySubspeciesFour subspecies of the lechwe have been recognized.[3][4]
In addition the Upemba lechwe (Kobus anselli) is also considered a subspecies by some authorities (as Kobus leche anselli).[5] Although related and sharing the name "lechwe", the Nile lechwe (K. megaceros) is consistently recognized as a separate species.[4] See also
References1. ^{{Cite journal | author = IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group | title = Kobus leche | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2017 | page = e.T11033A50189021 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2017 | url = http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/11033/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T11033A50189021.en | access-date = 12 January 2018}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of Near Threatened. {{clear}}2. ^Nefdt, Rory JC, and Simon J. Thirgood. "[https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article-pdf/8/1/1/557553/8-1-1.pdf Lekking, resource defense, and harassment in two subspecies of lechwe antelope]." Behavioral Ecology 8.1 (1997): 1-9. 3. ^{{MSW3|page=720|id=14200984}} 4. ^1 {{cite book |last1=Groves |first1=C.|last2=Grubb |first2=P.|title=Ungulate Taxonomy |date=2011|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |location=Baltimore |isbn=1-4214-0093-6|pages=190–1}} 5. ^{{IUCN2008|assessor=IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group|year=2008|id=136937|title=Kobus leche anselli|downloaded=23 November 2016}} External links{{Commons category|Kobus leche}}
8 : Marsh antelopes|Mammals of Sub-Saharan Africa|Fauna of Central Africa|Mammals of Angola|Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Mammals of Namibia|Mammals of Zambia|Mammals described in 1850 |
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