Grazing antelopes Temporal range: Late Miocene to present | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Hippotraginae Sundevall, 1845 |
Genera | |
A grazing antelope is any of the species of antelope that make up the subfamily Hippotraginae or tribe Hippotragini of the family Bovidae. As grazers, rather than browsers, the "Hippo" in Hippotraginae refers to the slightly horse-like characteristics of body size and proportions: long legs and a solid body with a relatively thick muscular neck.
Genera
- Subfamily Hippotraginae
Image | Genus | Living Species |
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Hippotragus Sundevall, 1845 |
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Oryx de Blainville, 1816 |
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Addax Laurillard, 1841 |
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References
- Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-11-06), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5651212, retrieved 2022-01-30
Taxon identifiers | |
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Hippotraginae |