Pictures and facts about the Cape grysbok

Cape grysbok

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Species : Raphicerus melanotis

 

The Cape grysbok is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Cape grysbok

Behaviour The Cape Grysbok is usually solitary, lying up during the heat of day and grazing and browsing at night.

The most common, the Cape Grysbok, is nocturnal so is not often spotted except at dusk or dawn or on overcast days.

6 lbs) Closely resembling Raphicerus campestris, or steenboks, cape grysboks are small antelopes. (Full text)

Cape Grysbok Mammals Information: The Cape Grysbok is a small, shy antelope with a thick-set body and a coarse coat of hair. (Full text)

The Cape Grysbok is a secretive and solitary animal, which is partial to the . (Full text)

The Cape Grysbok is a secretive and solitary animal, which is partial to the shoots and leaves of vines, and steals out under cover of darkness to feast on this rich food. (Full text)

Of the antelopes, the small cape grysbok ("grys" is Afrikaans for grey, though the cape grysbok is actually kind of red) is most likely to be seen, mostly late afternoon. (Full text)

Wildlife: Not many terrestrial mammals occur in the Agulhas National Park but the Cape Grysbok is something to look out for in the coastal fynbos. (Full text)