Damaliscus lunatus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the damaliscus lunatus lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Damaliscus lunatus
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the damaliscus lunatus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the damaliscus lunatus in 7 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the damaliscus lunatus endangered?

The damaliscus lunatus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the damaliscus lunatus?

The damaliscus lunatus (Damaliscus lunatus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Damaliscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the damaliscus lunatus

Damaliscus lunatus is a large African antelope of the genus Damaliscus and subfamily Alcelaphinae in the family Bovidae, with a number of recognised geographic subspecies. Some authorities have split the different populations of the species into different species, although this is seen as controversial. Common names include topi, sassaby (formerly also sassayby), tiang and tsessebe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Damaliscus lunatus (revision 1370477855), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q545071 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).