The proportional size of the tail varies, among the three spp. of Redunca, in the order fulvorufula > arundinum > redunca.
The following show that the tail is proportionately larger in Redunca arundinum than in Redunca redunca:
The following shows how small the tail can be in Redunca redunca.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186544456
The following shows Redunca arundinum for comparison:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189949624
In the latter photo, note the bare, dark skin at the junction of flank and knee, a feature shared (approximately) with Aepyceros melampus.
Redunca arundinum:
https://www.alamy.com/southern-reedbuck-redunca-arundinum-botswana-image184121177.html
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169902958
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192598540
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194119641
Redunca redunca:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190595169
https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/photo/oribi-royalty-free-image/1303857740?adppopup=true
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Bohor_Reedbuck%2C_female%2C_Serengeti.jpg
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/156251168
The following (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109676221) is one if the few photos showing clearly the colouration on the buttocks, in Redunca arundinum.
The following (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104986782) suggests that the pattern is different in Redunca redunca, with negligible whitish on the buttocks.
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194119637
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194589388
?tibial flag in Redunca redunca:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186258846
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