Species group · Mammals
Kudus
WAnimals has 2 species of kudu, all in the family Bovidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 43 countries
- 34 parks
- Weight
- 56 kg – 315 kg
- Length
- 1.1 m – 1.8 m
- Lifespan
- 11 – 15 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of kudus on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 43 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
Very shy: it freezes in the scrub rather than running.
From Lesser Kudu
It leaps more than two and a half metres vertically from a standing start, an ability it uses to cross thorn scrub instead of going round it.
From Lesser Kudu
It does not drink: it meets its water needs from the leaves and fruit it browses, which lets it occupy parts of the Horn of Africa where there is no surface water for months on end.
From Lesser Kudu
Bulls carry spiral horns of up to 1.8 metres, which take 6 years to grow to full size.
From Greater Kudu
Its large, extremely sensitive ears make it particularly hard to approach.
From Greater Kudu
It lives in dense woodland, scrub and wooded hills.
From Greater Kudu