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Blaaubok

Hippotragus leucophaeus (Pallas, 1766)

Status not recordedmammalsExtinct

The blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is a species in the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 150 kg to 225 kg and live up to 25.9 years.

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Quick facts about the blaaubok

Weight
150 kg – 225 kg
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
25.8 years
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
284 days
Young per litter or clutch
1
Age at maturity
2 years – 2.23 years
Litters or clutches a year
1.18
Active
By day (diurnal)
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blaaubok live?

Not recorded

Is the blaaubok endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blaaubok classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyBovidae
  6. genusHippotragus
  7. SpeciesHippotragus leucophaeus (Pallas, 1766)

Synonyms Antilope leucophaeus

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Blue antelopeEnglish
  • Blue buckEnglish
  • BluebuckEnglish
  • BlaubokAfrikaans
  • antilopa modráCzech
  • BlaubockGerman
  • siniantilooppiFinnish
  • Hippotrague bleuFrench
  • Kék lóantilopHungarian
  • Antilope azzurraItalian
  • ブルーバックJapanese
  • BlåbukkNorwegian Bokmål
  • BlauwbokDutch
  • antylopowiec modryPolish
  • Palanca-azulPortuguese
  • Голубая антилопаRussian
  • BloubokAfrikaans
  • VaalwitpensAfrikaans
  • Kaapse BlaauwbokDutch
  • SteinbokDutch
  • Antílope-azulPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blaaubok

Other species in the same genus Hippotragus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blaaubok?

An adult blaaubok weighs 150 kg – 225 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the blaaubok live?

The blaaubok has a recorded lifespan of 25.8 years.

How long is the blaaubok pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 284 days.

What kind of animal is the blaaubok?

The blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus) belongs to the family Bovidae in the order Artiodactyla.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blaaubok

MLA

“Blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blaaubok.

BibTeX
@misc{blaaubok_2026,
  title = {Blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blaaubok},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}