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926 Featured Specimen
Bongo

Details

Bongo

Tragelaphus eurycerus

Size
1.7–2.5 m · 150–405 kg
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Crepuscular
Sociality
Herd
Lifespan

Bongo is a mammal associated with forests. It is herbivorous and herd-forming. Decline or fragmentation makes continued monitoring important.

Range

Habitat range map
Native range Occasional / Transient
AfrotropicalAfrotropicalAfrotropicalAfrotropical

Map: Ecoregions 2017 © RESOLVE (CC BY 4.0) · Natural Earth (PD)

Details

Habitat

Its range is represented here by the Afrotropics, where it uses forests. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.

Appearance

Typical length 170-250 cm, weight 150 kg-405 kg. It has a hoofed ungulate body plan, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.

Behavior

It is most active around dawn and dusk and herd-forming. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.

Feeding

It is herbivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in forests, so movements often follow available food resources.

Reproduction

As a mammal, it gives birth to live young, and the mother nurses them in cover or within the social group.

Notes

Recorded scientifically as Tragelaphus eurycerus. Decline or fragmentation makes continued monitoring important. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.