Bontebok/Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusDamaliscus (Sassabies)
- SpeciesDamaliscus pygargus (Bontebok/Blesbok)
The bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. D. pygargus has two subspecies; the nominate subspecies (D. p. pygargus), occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the blesbok (D. p. phillipsi) occurring in the Highveld. The bontebok is related to the common tsessebe. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Blue Duiker
Philantomba monticola
Cape Grysbok
Raphicerus melanotis
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Khama
Alcelaphus caama
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Bontebok/Blesbok at Garden Route National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |