Alcelaphinae

   

Alcelaphinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Bovidae
Subfamily:Alcelaphinae
Genera
 Beatragus
 Damaliscus
 Alcelaphus
 Sigmoceros
 Connochaetes

The subfamily Alcelaphinae contains Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Bonteboks and several similar species. All in all it contains 7 species in 5 genera, although Beatragus is sometimes considered a subgenera of Damaliscus.

  • 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: waterbucks, reedbucks, 8 species in 2 genera
    • Subfamily Aepycerotinae: impala, 1 species in 1 genus
    • Subfamily Paleinae: rhebok, 1 species in 1 genus
    • Subfamily Alcelaphinae

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