Subtle differences among reedbucks (Redunca spp.) in size of tail and colouration on the hindquarters
The proportional size of the tail varies, among the three spp. of Redunca, in the order fulvorufula > arundinum > redunca.
The following show that the tail is proportionately larger in Redunca arundinum than in Redunca redunca:
The following shows how small the tail can be in Redunca redunca.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186544456
The following shows Redunca arundinum for comparison:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189949624
In the latter photo, note the bare, dark skin at the junction of flank and knee, a feature shared (approximately) with Aepyceros melampus.
Redunca arundinum:
https://www.alamy.com/southern-reedbuck-redunca-arundinum-botswana-image184121177.html
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169902958
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192598540
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194119641
Redunca redunca:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190595169
https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/photo/oribi-royalty-free-image/1303857740?adppopup=true
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Bohor_Reedbuck%2C_female%2C_Serengeti.jpg
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/156251168
The following (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109676221) is one if the few photos showing clearly the colouration on the buttocks, in Redunca arundinum.
The following (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104986782) suggests that the pattern is different in Redunca redunca, with negligible whitish on the buttocks.
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194119637
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194589388
?tibial flag in Redunca redunca:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186258846
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