Harnessed bushbuck

Weight

43.3 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

14.1 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

15.3 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

167 days – 198 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

16.3 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1.5src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The harnessed bushbuck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderArtiodactyla
5. familyBovidae
6. genusTragelaphus
7. SpeciesTragelaphus scriptus (Pallas, 1766)

Synonyms Antilope scripta, Tragelaphus scriptus scriptus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

NT, Near Threatened

Bongo

Tragelaphus eurycerus

Bovidae

LC, Least Concern

Sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

Bovidae

EN, Endangered

Mountain nyala

Tragelaphus buxtoni

Bovidae

C

Cape bushbuck

Tragelaphus sylvaticus

BovidaeNo free photo yet

E

Ethiopian highlands bushbuck

Tragelaphus meneliki

BovidaeNo free photo yet

C

Chobe bushbuck

Tragelaphus ornatus

BovidaeNo free photo yet

CompareHarnessed bushbuck vs BongoHarnessed bushbuck vs SitatungaHarnessed bushbuck vs Mountain nyalaHarnessed bushbuck vs Cape bushbuck

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@misc{harnessed_bushbuck_2026,
  title = {Harnessed bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/harnessed-bushbuck},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}