Facts about the Mountain Reedbuck -- Redunca fulvorufula:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Shoulder height (m) 0,8 m, (f) 0,7 m; mass (m) 30 kg, (f) 28 kg. Only males have the short, ridged, forward-curving horns.

COLOUR: The soft, woolly coat is reddish grey or grey fawn. Undersides, including underside of short brown bushy tail, are white. Black gland patches under ears.

POTENTIAL LONGEVITY: 8 years

RECORD LENGTH OF HORNS: 23 cm

MOST LIKE: Reedbuck, but slightly smaller, much lighter and male has shorter horns. Mountain Reedbuck also lack the black or dark brown stripes found on the front of the forelegs of Reedbuck.

HABITAT: Dry, grassy hill-slopes and lower mountain-slopes, usually near water.

FOOD:

REPRODUCTION & GESTATION PERIOD:

DISTRIBUTION MAP:

WHERE FOUND:
Kruger National Park (South Africa)
Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa)
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park
Mountain Zebra National Park
Addo Elephant National Park
Golden Gate Highlands National Park
Karoo National Park