Kafue lechwe

Kafue lechwe
	Kafue lechwes at West Midland Safari Park, England
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Genus:	Kobus
Species:	K. leche
Subspecies:	K. l. kafuensis
Trinomial name
	Kobus leche kafuensis; (Gray, 1850)

Last updated December 10, 2025

The Kafue lechwe or Kafue Flats lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) is a subspecies of the southern lechwe. It is endemic to the Kafue Flats, Zambia. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as Endangered.

References

↑ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2017). "Kobus leche ssp. kafuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T11045A50190244. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T11045A50190244.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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[1] IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2017). "Kobus leche ssp. kafuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T11045A50190244. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T11045A50190244.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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Kafue lechwe

Kafue lechwes at West Midland Safari Park, England
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Genus:	Kobus
Species:	K. leche
Subspecies:	K. l. kafuensis
Trinomial name
*Kobus leche kafuensis* (Gray, 1850)