Order Artiodactyla
Author
Wilson, Don E.
Author
Reeder, DeeAnn
text
2005
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1
637
722
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Damaliscus korrigum
(Ogilby 1836)
[Antilope] korrigum
Ogilby 1836
,
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1836: 103
.
Type Locality:
N
Nigeria
, "Bornou" (
Borno Prov.
).
Vernacular Names:
Topi
.
Subspecies:
:
Subspecies
Damaliscus korrigum
subsp.
korrigum
Ogilby 1836
Subspecies
Damaliscus korrigum
subsp.
jimela
Matschie 1892
Subspecies
Damaliscus korrigum
subsp.
topi
Blaine 1914
Distribution:
West and Equatorial Africa in N
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Burundi
, N
Cameroon
, N
Central African Republic
,
Chad
, Dem. Rep.
Congo
(Rwindi-Rutshuru plain only), W
Ethiopia
,
Gambia
, N
Ghana
,
Guinea-Bisau
,
Kenya
,
Mali
, S
Mauritania
,
S Niger
, N
Nigeria
,
Ruanda
,
Senegal
, S
Somalia
,
Sudan
,
Tanzania
,
Togo
,
Uganda
. Former occurrence in
Guinea
unconfirmed. Now extinct in
Burundi
,
Gambia
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Mali
,
Mauritania
, and
Senegal
.
Conservation:
CITES
– Appendix III (
Ghana
);
IUCN
– Vulnerable as
D. lunatus korrigum
, Lower Risk (cd) as
D. l. jimela
and
D. l. topi
, Lower Risk (nt) as
D. l. tiang
.
Discussion:
The vernacular name "Topi" applies to both
jimela
and
topi
, while the Korrigum or Tiang is
korrigum
. Synonymy modified from
Ansell (1972:56)
.