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title: "Black Wildebeest"
description: "Connochaetes gnou — Mamíferos. The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou) is one of the two closely related wildebeest species."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-wildebeest
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Black Wildebeest

> Connochaetes gnou — Mamíferos. The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou) is one of the two closely related wildebeest species.

- Scientific name: *Connochaetes gnou*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1362
- Wikidata: [Q373465](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373465)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42281](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42281)

## Names

- en: Black Wildebeest
- de: Weißschwanzgnu
- es: Ñu cola blanca
- fr: Gnou noir
- nl: Witstaartgnoe
- pl: Gnu brunatne

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1166), NA (58)

## Summary

The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou) is one of the two closely related wildebeest species. It is a member of the genus Connochaetes  and family Bovidae. It was first described in 1780 by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann. The black wildebeest is typically 1.7–2.2 m (5 ft 7 in – 7 ft 3 in) in head-and-body length, and the typical weight is 110–180 kg (240–400 lb). Males stand about 1.11–1.21 m (3 ft 8 in – 4 ft 0 in) at the shoulder, while the height of the females is 1.06–1.16 m (3 ft 6 in – 3 ft 10 in). The black wildebeest is characterised by its white, long, horse-like tail. It also…

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

## Photo

![Black Wildebeest](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-wildebeest/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190685445

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-wildebeest?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).