Alcelaphinae

Alcelaphinae
Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
Genera
Beatragus  Damaliscus  Alcelaphus  Connochaetes  Megalotragus †

The subfamily Alcelaphinae contains Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Bonteboks and several similar species. All in all it contains 10 species in 4 genera, although Beatragus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Damaliscus, and Sigmoceros for the Lichtenstein\'s Hartebeest.Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. Available online.

• FAMILY BOVIDAE
  • Subfamily Bovinae: cattle and spiral-horned antelopes, 24 species in 9 genera
  • Subfamily Cephalophinae: duikers, 19 species in 2 genera
  • Subfamily Hippotraginae: grazing antelopes, 23 species in 11 genera
  • Subfamily Antilopinae: gazelles, dwarf antelopes and the saiga, 38 species in 14 genera
  • Subfamily Caprinae: sheep, goats, 26 species in 12 genera
  • Subfamily Reduncinae: waterbucks, reedbucks, 8 species in 2 genera
  • Subfamily Aepycerotinae: impala, 1 species in 1 genus
  • Subfamily Peleinae: rhebok, 1 species in 1 genus
  • Subfamily Alcelaphinae
    • Genus Beatragus
      • Hirola, Beatragus hunteri
    • Genus Damaliscus
      • Korrigum, Damaliscus korrigum
        • Korrigum, Damaliscus korrigum korrigum
        • Topi, Damaliscus korrigum jimela
        • Coastal Topi, Damaliscus korrigum topi
      • Tsessebe, Damaliscus lunatus
      • Bontebok, Damaliscus pygargus
        • Bontebok, Damaliscus pygargus pygargus
        • Blesbok, Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi
      • Bangweulu Tsessebe, Damaliscus superstes
    • Genus Alcelaphus
      • Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus
        • Bubal Hartebeest, †Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus
        • Coke\'s Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii
        • Lelwel Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel
        • Western Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus major
        • Swayne\'s Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei
        • Tora Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus tora
      • Red Hartebeest, Alcelaphus caama
      • Lichtenstein\'s Hartebeest, Alcelaphus lichtensteinii
    • Genus Connochaetes
      • Black Wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou
      • Blue Wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus
        • Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus taurinus
        • Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus
        • Cookson\'s Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus cooksoni
        • Nyassaland Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus johnstoni
        • Western White-bearded Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi

Prehistoric alcelaphines

• Subfamily Alcelaphinae
  • †Megalotragus
    • †Megalotragus kattwinkeli
    • †Megalotragus priscus
  • Beatragus
    • †Beatragus antiquus
  • Damaliscus
    • †Damaliscus niro
  • †Damalacra
    • †Damalacra acalla
  • Connochaetes
    • †Connochaetes africanus
    • †Connochaetes gentryi
    • Connochaetes gnou
      • †Connochaetes gnou laticornutus
      • †Connochaetes gnou antiquus
    • Connochaetes taurinus
      • †Connochaetes taurinus olduvaiensis
  • †Parmularius
    • †Parmularius pachyceras
    • †Parmularius ambiquus
    • †Parmularius pandatus
    • †Parmularius atlanticus
    • †Parmularius rugosus
    • †Parmularius altidens
    • †Parmularius angusticornis
  • †Rabaticeras
    • †Rabaticeras lemutai
  • †Damalops
    • †Damalops palaeindicus
  • †Rhynotragus
  • †Oreonagor
    • †Oreonagor tournoueri
  • †Parestigorgon
  • †Rusingoryx

References

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