What Animal Lives Where

Where has the greater kudu been recorded?

Tragelaphus strepsiceros occurrence evidence comes from 474 records in 15 countries and territories, from 1896 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.

greater kudu
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MammaliaArtiodactylaBovidaeTragelaphus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

474 records across 15 countries and territories, 1896–2026.

Tragelaphus strepsiceros · GBIF taxon key 5220183

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: November.

11 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18962026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where greater kudu has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for greater kudu. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
South Africa 239
Namibia 78
Botswana 41
Zimbabwe 37
United States 19
Kenya 14
Zambia 10
Tanzania 9
Somalia 7
Malawi 6
Ethiopia 4
Chad 4
Angola 3
Mozambique 2
SZ 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.