---
title: "Rietbok"
description: "Redunca arundinum — Zoogdieren. The southern reedbuck, rietbok or common reedbuck (Redunca arundinum) is a diurnal antelope typically found in southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southern-reedbuck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rietbok

> Redunca arundinum — Zoogdieren. The southern reedbuck, rietbok  or common reedbuck (Redunca arundinum) is a  diurnal antelope typically found in southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Redunca arundinum*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1145
- Wikidata: [Q755007](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q755007)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42305](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42305)

## Names

- en: Southern Reedbuck
- de: Großriedbock
- es: Redunca Meridional
- fr: Redunca des roseaux
- nl: Rietbok
- pt: Cob-grande-dos-juncais
- pl: Ridbok południowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (644), BW (151), NA (80), MZ (59), MW (51), ZM (36), ZW (23), CD (7), AO (4), TZ (3)

## Summary

The southern reedbuck, rietbok  or common reedbuck (Redunca arundinum) is a  diurnal antelope typically found in southern Africa. It was first described by Pieter Boddaert, a Dutch physician and naturalist, in 1785. It is placed in the genus Redunca and family Bovidae. This antelope has an average mass of 58 kg (128 lb) and a body length of about 134–167 cm (53–66 in).

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

## Photo

![Rietbok](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-reedbuck/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217836738

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-reedbuck?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).