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Argali
Animalia Bovidae

Argali

Ovis ammon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ovis ammon, the argali, is the largest wild sheep species native to mountainous …

Sheep
Animalia Bovidae

Sheep

Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758

Ovis aries (domestic sheep) are small domestic ruminants with details on their c…

Sheep
Animalia Bovidae

Sheep

Ovis aries vignei Blyth, 1841

This is a detailed description of domestic sheep (Ovis aries vignei), covering t…

Asian Mouflon
Animalia Bovidae

Asian Mouflon

Ovis gmelini Linnaeus, 1758

Ovis gmelini (mouflon) is a wild sheep with distinct appearance, behavior, and p…

Muskox
Animalia Bovidae

Muskox

Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780)

Ovibos moschatus (muskoxen) are Arctic hoofed mammals known for thick prized woo…

Mountain Goat
Animalia Bovidae

Mountain Goat

Oreamnos americanus (Blainville, 1816)

Oreamnos americanus, the North American mountain goat, is an alpine climbing cap…

Himalayan Takin
Animalia Bovidae

Himalayan Takin

Budorcas taxicolor tibetana Milne-Edwards, 1874

The takin is a large caprine ungulate native to the eastern Himalayas, and the n…

Aoudad
Animalia Bovidae

Aoudad

Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777)

Ammotragus lervia, the Barbary sheep, is a Saharan North African ungulate with s…

Japanese Serow
Animalia Bovidae

Japanese Serow

Capricornis crispus (Temminck, 1836)

Capricornis crispus, the Japanese serow, is an endemic even-toed ungulate native…

Mainland Serow
Animalia Bovidae

Mainland Serow

Capricornis sumatraensis (Bechstein, 1799)

Capricornis sumatraensis, the mainland serow, is a browsing horned ungulate foun…

Taiwan Serow
Animalia Bovidae

Taiwan Serow

Capricornis swinhoei Gray, 1862

Capricornis swinhoei, the only native Taiwan bovid, has defined physical traits …

Nilgiri Tahr
Animalia Bovidae

Nilgiri Tahr

Hemitragus hylocrius (Ogilby, 1838)

Nilgiri tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius) is a stocky goat endemic to South Western Gh…

Bontebok/Blesbok
Animalia Bovidae

Bontebok/Blesbok

Damaliscus pygargus (Pallas, 1767)

Damaliscus pygargus is an antelope species with two distinct variants, bontebok …

Tsessebe
Animalia Bovidae

Tsessebe

Damaliscus lunatus (Burchell, 1823)

Damaliscus lunatus, the topi, is a large African antelope species with lekking b…

Common Wildebeest
Animalia Bovidae

Common Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus (Burchell, 1823)

Connochaetes taurinus, the blue wildebeest, is a migratory African antelope with…

Black Wildebeest
Animalia Bovidae

Black Wildebeest

Connochaetes gnou (Zimmermann, 1780)

Connochaetes gnou, the black wildebeest, is a southern African antelope with dis…

Hartebeest
Animalia Bovidae

Hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus (Pallas, 1766)

Alcelaphus buselaphus, the hartebeest, is a large African antelope with distinct…

Light-backed Duiker
Animalia Bovidae

Light-backed Duiker

Cephalophus silvicultor (Afzelius, 1815)

Cephalophus silvicultor, the yellow-backed duiker, is the largest duiker species…

Bay Duiker
Animalia Bovidae

Bay Duiker

Cephalophus dorsalis Gray, 1846

The bay duiker is a moderately sized nocturnal African forest antelope with a di…

Bush Duiker
Animalia Bovidae

Bush Duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sylvicapra grimmia is a species with widely varying colouration across its range…

Blue Duiker
Animalia Bovidae

Blue Duiker

Philantomba monticola (Thunberg, 1789)

Philantomba monticola, the blue duiker, is the world's smallest duiker, a small …

Bohor Reedbuck
Animalia Bovidae

Bohor Reedbuck

Redunca redunca (Pallas, 1767)

The bohor reedbuck (Redunca redunca) is an African medium-sized antelope endemic…

Southern Reedbuck
Animalia Bovidae

Southern Reedbuck

Redunca arundinum (Boddaert, 1785)

Southern reedbuck (Redunca arundinum) is an African antelope with curved male ho…

Mountain Reedbuck
Animalia Bovidae

Mountain Reedbuck

Redunca fulvorufula (Afzelius, 1815)

Redunca fulvorufula, the mountain reedbuck, is an Endangered African antelope wi…