Coastal topi

The coastal topi^[1] (Damaliscus lunatus topi) is a highly social antelope of the genus Damaliscus. It is a subspecies of the topi.^[2]

Coastal topi
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Alcelaphinae
Genus:	Damaliscus
Species:	D. lunatus
Subspecies:	D. l. topi
Trinomial name
Damaliscus lunatus topi (Blaine, 1914)[1]

Range and distribution

Coastal topi occur in Kenya in the Lamu, Garissa and Tana River districts. They were formerly found in southern Somalia in riverine grasslands on the lower Shebelle and Juba Rivers and around Lake Badana; no current information is available on these populations. In 1999, the total population was assessed at ~100,000 individuals.^[3]