Nyala

Nyala Taxonomy Tragelaphus angasii [Gray, 1849]. Citation: In Angas, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1848:89 [1849]. Type locality: South Africa, Natal, Zululand, St. Lucia Bay. The taxonomic record (above) is taken from Wilson and Reeder (1993).

Nyala Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology see bushbuck. More on Nyala Bushbuck - small, delicate, spiral-horned antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of tropical Africa.

Restricted to the Southern African subregion, the nyala is found in Malawi , Mozambique , Natal and East Transvaal in South Africa , Swaziland and Zimbabwe (Wilson & Reeder, 1993; East, 1996).

NYALA - Tragelaphus angasii There are two recognised species of this most striking medium-sized antelope, with the Common or Southern Nyala being far easier and accessible to hunt.

The mountain nyala eats herbs and shrubs and occasionally grass, lichens, ferns and fallen leaves. Seasonal movement occurs, but it is not extensive.

Kudus are considered by many one of the most handsome of the tragelaphine antelopes, which are: bongo, eland, nyala, bushbuck and sitatunga.

Bongos have sturdy, spiraled horns that resemble those of their cousins: nyalas, sitatungas, bushbucks, kudus and elands.

Sitatunga (T. spekeii) Â- Nyala (T. angasii) Â- Bushbuck (T. scriptus) Â- Mountain Nyala (T. buxtoni) Â- Lesser Kudu (T. imberbis) Â- Greater Kudu (T. strepsiceros) Â- Bongo (T. eurycerus) Taurotragus ...

Africa is the home of most antelopes, including the bushbuck ,waterbuck , lechwe, marshbuck , impala , or palla, kudu, nyala , springbuck , bongo .

Some antelopes include the gazelle, eland, impala, springbok, klipspringer, oryx, saiga, waterbuck, suni, hartebeests, topi, nyala, bongo, dik-dik, kob, duiker, gemsbok, etc. They are hunted by lions, leopards, wild dogs, and other predators.

See also: Antelope, Mountain nyala, Bushbuck, Sitatunga, Bongo