Greater kudu

Greater kudu
	Adult male
	Adult female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Bovinae
Genus:	Tragelaphus
Species:	T. strepsiceros
Binomial name
	Tragelaphus strepsiceros; (Pallas, 1766)
Subspecies
	Tragelaphus strepsiceros chora; Tragelaphus strepsiceros cottoni; Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros;
	Ranges of the subspecies T. s. cottoni T. s. chora T. s. strepsiceros
Synonyms
	Strepsiceros chora; Strepsiceros cottoni; Strepsiceros strepsiceros; Strepsiceros zambesiensis

The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, and poaching. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, T. imberbis.

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