Tragelaphus
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| An adult male Greater Kudu by the Chobe River, Botswana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Tribe: | Strepsicerotini |
| Genus: | Tragelaphus (Blainville, 1816) |
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T. angasii |
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The genus Tragelaphus contains several species of bovine, all of which are relatively antelope-like. Species in this genus tend to be large sized, lightly built, have long necks and considerable sexual dimorphism. The Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) was once classified in this genus as T. oryx. The name "Tragelaphus" comes from the mythical tragelaph.
[edit] Species
- Genus Tragelaphus:
- Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
- Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
- Imbabala (Tragelaphus sylvaticus) see Bushbuck
- Kéwel (Tragelaphus scriptus)
- Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
- Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni)
- Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
- Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekeii)
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