Hippotraginae
Appearance
Hippotraginae 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 |
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The subfamily Hippotraginae, alternatively considered the tribe Hippotragini[1] is a clade of antelopes in the family Bovidae. They are grazers, rather than browsers. Their name comes from Greek ἵππος (híppos), "horse", and τράγος (trágos), "he-goat". They have slightly horse-like characteristics of body size and proportions: long legs and a solid body with a relatively thick muscular neck.
Genera
[edit]- Subfamily Hippotraginae
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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
[edit]- ^ Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-11-06), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5651212, retrieved 2022-01-30