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title: "Puku"
description: "Kobus vardonii — Mammiferi. The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and more concentrated in the Okavango Delta in Botswana."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/puku
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Puku

> Kobus vardonii — Mammiferi. The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and more concentrated in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

- Scientific name: *Kobus vardonii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 672
- Wikidata: [Q273577](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273577)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42326](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42326)

## Names

- en: Puku
- de: Puku
- es: Pucú
- fr: Puku
- nl: Puku
- pl: Kob lirorogi

## Countries with the most observations

ZM (509), BW (103), MW (29), NA (10), CD (5)

## Summary

The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and more concentrated in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Nearly one-third of all puku are found in protected areas, zoos, and national parks due to their diminishing habitat.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puku

## Photo

![Puku](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/puku/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191983471

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/puku?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).