Lechwe are stocky and long-horned antelope which always live on the edge of water. Lechwe are members of the kobus family, which also includes the waterbuck, kob antelope and puku.
Technically there are 2 kinds of lechwe. The common lechwe which includes 3 subspecies - red lechwe, black lechwe and Kafue lechwe. The other type of lechwe is the Nile or Mrs. Gray's lechwe which is entirely separate from the others.