Puku: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Puku Kobus vardonii Near threatened

Where the puku lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,837 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats on the world map

Scientific name	Kobus vardonii
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the puku live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the puku in 2 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 puku endangered?

The puku’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the puku?

The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Kobus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the puku

The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and more concentrated in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Nearly one-third of all puku are found in protected areas, zoos, and national parks due to their diminishing habitat.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Puku (revision 1314879305), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q273577 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).