 The malbrouck is found in central and south-central Africa, ranging from the Albertine Rift in DR Congo west to the Atlantic coast and south to northern Namibia and Zambia west of the Luangwa River.It lives in marshy forest, savanna-forest and montane forest up to an altitude of 4,500 m (14,750 ft).The malbrouck is a diurnal animal living in large groups, consisting of six to more than 50 animals.