Overview
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The 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. oryz.
Species
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- 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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Taxonomy
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- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Class: Mammalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
- Subclass: Theriiformes
(Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass: Holotheria
(Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion: Trechnotheria
Mckenna, 1975
- Legion: Cladotheria
Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion: Zatheria
Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion: Tribosphenida
(Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort: Theria
(Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997 - a genus of Click Beetles (Elateridae)
- Cohort: Placentalia
(Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997 - Placentals
- Magnorder: Epitheria
(Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder: Preptotheria
(Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder: Ungulata
(C. Linnaeus, 1766) Mckenna, 1975
- Mirorder: Eparctocyona
Mckenna, 1975
- Order: Artiodactyla
Owen, 1848 - Even-Toed Ungulates
- Suborder: Ruminantia
Scopoli, 1777
- Superfamily: Bovoidea
(Gray, 1821) Simpson, 1931
- Family: Bovidae
Gray, 1821 - Antelope, Cattle, Bison, Buffalo, Goats, and Sheep
- Subfamily: Bovinae
- Tribe: Tragelaphini
- Genus: Tragelaphus de Blainville, 1816 - Spiral-horned Bovines
- Tribe: Tragelaphini
- Subfamily: Bovinae
- Family: Bovidae
Gray, 1821 - Antelope, Cattle, Bison, Buffalo, Goats, and Sheep
- Superfamily: Bovoidea
(Gray, 1821) Simpson, 1931
- Suborder: Ruminantia
Scopoli, 1777
- Order: Artiodactyla
Owen, 1848 - Even-Toed Ungulates
- Mirorder: Eparctocyona
Mckenna, 1975
- Grandorder: Ungulata
(C. Linnaeus, 1766) Mckenna, 1975
- Superorder: Preptotheria
(Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Magnorder: Epitheria
(Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort: Placentalia
(Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997 - Placentals
- Supercohort: Theria
(Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997 - a genus of Click Beetles (Elateridae)
- Infralegion: Tribosphenida
(Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Sublegion: Zatheria
Mckenna, 1975
- Legion: Cladotheria
Mckenna, 1975
- Superlegion: Trechnotheria
Mckenna, 1975
- Infraclass: Holotheria
(Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Subclass: Theriiformes
(Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Class: Mammalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Genus Tragelaphus is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 53 species and subspecies in the Genus Tragelaphus: T. angasi · T. angasii (Lowland Nyala) · T. buxtoni (Mountain Nyala) · T. derbianus (Western Giant Eland) · T. derbianus derbianus (Western Giant Eland) · T. derbianus gigas (Eastern Giant Eland) · T. euryceros · T. eurycerus (And Kudus) · T. eurycerus eurycerus (Western Bongo) · T. eurycerus isaaci (Eastern Bongo) · T. gaudryi · T. gratus · T. imberbis (Lesser Kudu) · T. imberbis australis (Lesser Kudu) · T. imberbis imberbis (Lesser Kudu) · T. kyaloae · T. nakuae · T. oryx (Common Eland) · T. oryx derbianus · T. oryx oryx · T. pricei · T. scriptus (Harnessed Antelope) · T. scriptus bor · T. scriptus dama · T. scriptus decula · T. scriptus delamerei · T. scriptus delameri · T. scriptus fasciatus · T. scriptus meneliki · T. scriptus olivaceus · T. scriptus ornatus · T. scriptus roualeynei · T. scriptus roualeyni · T. scriptus scriptus (Harnessed Antelope) · T. scriptus sylvaticus · T. spekei · T. spekei gratus · T. spekei selousi · T. spekei spekei · T. spekeii · T. speki · T. spekii (Marshbuck) · T. spekii gratus (Sitatunga) · T. spekii spekii (Sitatunga) · T. spekii sylvestris · T. strepciceros · T. strepsciceros · T. strepsiceros (Greater Kudu) · T. strepsiceros bea · T. strepsiceros chora · T. strepsiceros strepsiceros (Greater Kudu) · T. strepsicerus · T. T. scriptus (Harnessed Antelope)
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