The Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) is a subspecies of the kob, a type of antelope found in sub-Saharan Africa in South Sudan, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia. It is normally reddish-brown, in which it differs from other kob subspecies. A Ugandan kob appears on the coat of arms of Uganda.
| Ugandan kob | |
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| Male | |
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| Female and calf both at Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Kobus |
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| Subspecies: | K. k. thomasi
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| Trinomial name | |
| Kobus kob thomasi (Sclater, 1864)
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The Ugandan kob is sometimes alternatively classified into the subgenus Adenota. References are sometimes made to it by the Dutch name of Oeganda-waterbok.
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Further reading
References
- ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- DuVal, E. 2000. "Kobus kob" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed 21 September 2006.
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