Roan antelope

Hippotragus equinus
Mbéngé (Lingala), Korongo (Swahili)

Conservation status

Least concern. However, populations are declining.

Habitat

Moist savannahs

Biology

The males are solitary, living apart from the groups of females and offspring, and defending their territory.

Diorama

1935

Provenance

15 October 1932, Katalongo, 1 female, 26 September 1932, Katenga, 1 juvenile, 1933, Mushihezi, Katanga Province, 1 male, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germain Zumwald

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