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Kobus kob

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
H. K. Buechner
Microhabitat Description
Open, sparsely wooded grassland
Record Last Modified
2 Jan 2020
Specimen Count
1
Collection Date
10 Sep 1962
Accession Number
310011
Other Numbers
Mammals Field Number : 83
USNM Number
500617
Weight - Specimen
67 kg
Length - Total
1810 mm
Length - Tail
320 mm
Length - Hind Tarsus
420 mm
Length - Ear Notch
155 mm
Preparation
Partial Skull
Remarks
mandible, missing coronoid & condylar process
Sex
Female
Place
Sindikwa, 1 Km SW Of Lek 10, Toro, Uganda, Africa
Published Name
Kobus kob
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Taxonomy
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Artiodactyla, Bovidae, Reduncinae
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
Record ID
nmnhvz_7378071
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3704b7566-55b6-433c-a14c-7508f8fa84bb
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