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Hippotragus

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Hippotragus
Roan antelope, Hippotragus equinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Hippotraginae
Genus: Hippotragus
Harris, 1838
Species

Hippotragus is a genus of antelopes which includes three species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
H. equinus Roan antelope West, Central, East and Southern Africa
H. niger Sable antelope East Africa, south of Kenya, and Southern Africa
H. leucophaeus Bluebuck Southwestern cape of South Africa