Sharpe old buck

Sharpe old buck
Sharpe's Grysbok ( Raphicerus sharpei ), female
Systematics
without rank: Forehead weapon bearer (Pecora) Family : Horned Bearers (Bovidae) Subfamily : Antilopinae Tribe : Gazelle-like (antilopini) Genre : Raphicerus Type : Sharpe old buck
Scientific name
Raphicerus sharpei
Thomas , 1897

Sharpe ram, young male

The Sharpe ram ( Raphicerus sharpei ) is a dwarf antelope and corresponds in its appearance to the Cape ram , but the ranges of the two species do not overlap. The distribution area is southeast Africa, with the nature reserves Kruger Park , Hwange , Mana Pools , Kafue and Südluangwa .

The small antelope with a body weight of 7.5 kg and shoulder height of 50 cm is predominantly nocturnal. It prefers low shrubbery, often on overgrown, stony hills that border on open grassy areas. It also occurs in dry gallery forests with sufficient, protective shrubbery.

The Sharpe ram is a leaf eater, but grass is not spurned either.

It is classified as not endangered because the population size is estimated at over 95,000 animals, of which more than a third live in protected areas.

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Chris and Tilde Stuart: Southern, Central and East African Mammals. Struik Publishers 2002, ISBN 1-86872-621-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Raphicerus sharpei in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2012. Posted by: IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group, 2008. Accessed October 31, 2012th

Web links

Commons : Sharpe's common buck ( Raphicerus sharpei )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Pictures of the Sharpe ram