What are the different kinds of damalisks?

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The sassaby, Damaliscus lunatus, is a large damalisk, standing nearly 4 ft (120 cm) at the shoulder; it is found in N South Africa. Blesbok and bontebok are names for the two races of the small S African damalisk, D. dorcas; both stand under 3 1/2 ft (105 cm) tall and are deep red with white patches on the face and rump. Both the blesbok and the bontebok are extinct in the wild but are preserved on farms and in parks. The three races of D. korrigum, found in E, central, and W Africa, are known respectively as the tiang, topi, and korrigum. A rare damalisk species, D. hunteri, is known as Hunter's hartebeest; its long, narrow face resembles that of the true hartebeests. It is now restricted to a small area of Kenya and Somalia.