Southern reedbuck

Redunca arundinum
Igama (Xhosa), I-reedbuck (Zulu)

Habitat
Moist savannahs near water sources with tall grasses and reeds

Conservation status
Least concern

Biology
These antelopes live in pairs or in larger mixed groups.

Diorama

Probably 1944–47

Provenance

3 March 1914, Lelaka river, Leydsdorp, 1 male, South Africa, 3 June 1917, M’Kusi river, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, 1 female, South Africa, Arnold Theiler Collection

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