Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusDamaliscus (Sassabies)
- SpeciesDamaliscus lunatus (Tsessebe)
Damaliscus lunatus is a large African antelope of the genus Damaliscus and subfamily Alcelaphinae in the family Bovidae, with a number of recognised geographic subspecies. Some authorities have split the different populations of the species into different species, although this is seen as controversial. Common names include topi, sassaby (formerly also sassayby), tiang and tsessebe. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Topi
Damaliscus korrigum
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
East African Oryx
Oryx beisa
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Hirola
Beatragus hunteri
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tsessebe at Tsavo East 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 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 13 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |