Reduncinae

Waterbucks, Reedbucks
Kob
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Reduncinae Meyer, 1907
Genera
Kobus Redunca

The subfamily Reduncinae is composed 8 species of antelope all of which dwell in marshes, floodplains or other well-watered areas, including the waterbucks and reedbucks.

• 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
    • Genus Kobus
      • Upemba lechwe, Kobus anselli
      • Waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus
      • Kob, Kobus kob
      • Lechwe, Kobus leche
      • Nile Lechwe, Kobus megaceros
      • Puku, Kobus vardonii
    • Genus Redunca
      • Southern Reedbuck, Redunca arundinum
      • Mountain Reedbuck, Redunca fulvorufula
      • Bohor Reedbuck, Redunca redunca
  • Subfamily Aepycerotinae: impala, 1 species in 1 genus
  • Subfamily Peleinae: rhebok, 1 species in 1 genus
  • Subfamily Alcelaphinae: wildebeest, 7 species in 4 genera

Alternate sub-classification

• Adenota is an alternate genus or sub-genus composed of kob and puku. (Nowak 1991)

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