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Hippotragus
Roan Antelope, Kafue National Park, Zambia, Nov 2011.jpg
Roan antelope, Hippotragus equinus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Hippotraginae
Genus: Hippotragus
Harris, 1838
Species
  • H. equinus
  • H. leucophaeus (extinct)
  • H. niger

Hippotragus is a genus of antelopes which includes three species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus equinus) male.jpg H. equinus Roan antelope West, Central, East and Southern Africa
Sable bull.jpg H. niger Sable antelope East Africa, south of Kenya, and Southern Africa
Le Vaillant blue buck.jpg H. leucophaeus Bluebuck or blue antelope the southwestern Cape of South Africa


External links

  • Media related to Hippotragus at Wikimedia Commons


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