Jackson’s Hartebeest
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The Lelwel hartebeest (''Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel''), also known as Jackson's hartebeest, is an
antelope The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelope comprise a wastebasket taxon defined as any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mammals ...
native to Central African Republic,
Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...
, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
, Tanzania, and Uganda. The Lelwel hartebeest can hybridize with Coke's hartebeest to make the Kenya Highland hartebeest (''A. b. lelwel'' × ''cokii''), or with Swayne's hartebeest to make the Neumann hartebeest (''A. b. lelwel'' × ''swaynei'').


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Alcelaphus Mammals described in 1877 Mammals of the Central African Republic Mammals of Chad Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mammals of Ethiopia Mammals of Kenya Mammals of Tanzania Mammals of Uganda Mammals of Sudan Bovids of Africa {{eventoedungulate-stub