Red hartebeest
Alcelaphus caama (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
Status not recordedmammals
The red hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama) is a species in the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 160 kg to 176.1 kg and live up to 20 years.
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Quick facts about the red hartebeest
- Weight
- 160 kg – 176.1 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 20 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 22.5 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 243 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 2 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.07src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the red hartebeest live?
Not recorded
Is the red hartebeest 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 red hartebeest classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderArtiodactyla
- familyBovidae
- genusAlcelaphus
- SpeciesAlcelaphus caama (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
Synonyms Antilope caama
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- KaamaGerman
- Rote KuhantilopeGerman
- Südliche KuhantilopeGerman
Relatives of the red hartebeest
Other species in the same genus Alcelaphus.
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Lichtenstein's hartebeest
Alcelaphus lichtensteinii
Kongoni
Alcelaphus cokii
Lelwel hartebeest
Alcelaphus lelwel
Western hartebeest
Alcelaphus major
Swayne's hartebeest
Alcelaphus swaynei
CompareRed hartebeest vs HartebeestRed hartebeest vs Lichtenstein's hartebeestRed hartebeest vs KongoniRed hartebeest vs Lelwel hartebeest
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red hartebeest?
An adult red hartebeest weighs 160 kg – 176.1 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the red hartebeest live?
The red hartebeest has a recorded lifespan of 20 years.
How long is the red hartebeest pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 243 days.
What kind of animal is the red hartebeest?
The red hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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