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12-22-2016

Kobus leche

Kobus leche NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. Kobus leche NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.Lechwe stand 90 to 100 cm (35 to 39 in) at the shoulder and weigh from 70 to 120 kg (150 to 260 lb). They are golden brown with white bellies. Males are darker in colour, but general hue varies depending on subspecies. The long, spiral-structured horns are vaguely lyre-shaped, they are found only in males. The hind legs are somewhat longer in proportion than in other antelopes, to ease long-distance running in marshy soil. The lechwe ( Kobus leche ), red lechwe or southern lechwe, is an antelope found in wetlands of south central Africa and was introduced to Australia . It is native to Botswana, Zambia, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeastern Namibia, and eastern Angola, especially in the Okavango Delta, Kafue Flats and the Bangweulu Swamps.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 06/02/1970 Foreign (Headquarters) Wherever found
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
10/01/1980 45 FR 65132 65134 Listing the Red Lechwe (Kobus leche) as a Threatened Species; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
11/27/1979 44 FR 67902 67904 ETWP; Proposed Reclassification of the Red Lechwe "Kobus leche", and Notice on the Status of the Bontebok "Damaliscus dorcas dorcas" and Argali "Ovis ammon hodgesoni"
06/14/1976 41 FR 24062 24067 Endangered Status for 159 Taxa of Animals; 41 FR 24062 24067
09/26/1975 40 FR 44392 44333 CITES: Proposed Endangered Status for 216 Species on Convention Appendix I; 40 FR 44392 44333
12/02/1970 35 FR 18319 18322 List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife; 35 FR 18319 18322
06/02/1970 35 FR 8491 8498 Part 17 - Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife (First List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife as Appendix A)
04/14/1970 35 FR 6069 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Red lechwe.
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
12/02/1970 35 FR 18319 18322 List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife; 35 FR 18319 18322
  • Final Delisting, Unlist
04/14/1970 35 FR 6069 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069
  • Final Delisting, Unlist
  • Proposed Listing, Endangered
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
12/02/1970 35 FR 18319 18322 List of Endangered Foreign Fish and Wildlife; 35 FR 18319 18322
  • Final Delisting, Unlist
04/14/1970 35 FR 6069 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Endangered Species Conservation); 35 FR 6069
  • Final Delisting, Unlist
  • Proposed Listing, Endangered
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