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Southern Red Muntjac
Muntiacus muntjak vaginalis (Boddaert, 1785)
The southern red muntjac, also called barking deer, is a small solitary deer nat…
Tufted Deer
Elaphodus cephalophus Milne-Edwards, 1872
Elaphodus cephalophus, the tufted deer, is a small crepuscular deer native mostl…
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas, 1766)
This is a detailed description of the greater kudu antelope covering its traits,…
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis (Blyth, 1869)
Tragelaphus imberbis, the lesser kudu, is a spiral-horned antelope native to nor…
Giant Eland
Tragelaphus derbianus (Gray, 1847)
Giant eland (Tragelaphus derbianus) is the world's largest antelope native to ce…
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx (Pallas, 1766)
The common eland (Taurotragus oryx) is a large spiral-horned antelope native to …
Sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii Speke, 1863
Tragelaphus spekii, the sitatunga, is a swamp-adapted medium-sized antelope nati…
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus (Pallas, 1766)
Tragelaphus scriptus, the bushbuck, is a small tragelaphine widely distributed a…
Mountain Nyala
Tragelaphus buxtoni (Lydekker, 1910)
Tragelaphus buxtoni, the mountain nyala, is a large sexually dimorphic bovid end…
Bongo
Tragelaphus eurycerus (Ogilby, 1837)
The bongo is a large nocturnal forest antelope native to sub-Saharan Africa, wit…
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus sylvaticus (Sparrman, 1780)
This is a description of the nominate subspecies of bushbuck, Tragelaphus script…
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii Angas, 1849
Tragelaphus angasii, the nyala, is a sexually dimorphic spiral-horned antelope n…
Domestic Water Buffalo
Bubalus bubalis arnee (Kerr, 1792)
Bubalus bubalis arnee includes river and swamp water buffalo, with distinct phys…
Domestic Water Buffalo
Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bubalus bubalis (water buffalo) has two distinct types, differing in appearance,…
Banteng
Bos javanicus d'Alton, 1823
Banteng (Bos javanicus) is a SE Asian wild cattle species with domesticated vari…
Gayal
Bos frontalis gaurus C.H.Smith, 1827
Gayal (Bos frontalis gaurus) is a bovine distinct from gaur, found in the Easter…
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758
Bos taurus (cattle) are large cloven-hoofed bovids with varied traits, reproduct…
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus, 1758
This is a description of the zebu cattle (Bos taurus indicus), covering their ph…
Domestic Yak
Bos grunniens Linnaeus, 1766
Bos grunniens (yaks) are sturdy, long-furred bovids with distinct physical trait…
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779)
Syncerus caffer, the African buffalo, is a large robust African bovid with disti…
European Bison
Bison bonasus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of European bison (Bison bonasus), covering physi…
American Bison
Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bison bison is a large North American bovine with two subspecies, distinct seaso…
Nilgai
Boselaphus tragocamelus (Pallas, 1766)
The nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) is the largest Asian antelope, native to th…
Gemsbok
Oryx gazella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oryx gazella (gemsbok) is the largest oryx species, native to southwestern Afric…
