Bovidae — Cattle Family
East African Oryx
Oryx beisa (Rüppell, 1835)
Oryx beisa, the East African oryx, is a mid-sized antelope with distinct striped markings that differs visually from gemsbok and Arabian oryx.
Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
The roan antelope is a large savanna-dwelling African antelope in the genus Hippotragus that can hybridize with sable antelopes.
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger (Harris, 1838)
Hippotragus niger, the sable antelope, is a sexually dimorphic antelope with distinct physical traits and breeding patterns.
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus (Blainville, 1816)
Addax nasomaculatus, the addax, is a Sahara-dwelling spiral-horned antelope with seasonal coat color change and a declining wild population.
Impala
Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812)
Aepyceros melampus, the impala, is a medium-sized African antelope with defined social, feeding, and reproductive behaviours.
Indian Gazelle
Gazella bennettii (Sykes, 1831)
Gazella bennettii, the chinkara, is a small antelope native to arid regions of South and Southwest Asia.
Arabian Gazelle
Gazella arabica (Lichtenstein, 1827)
Gazella arabica, the Arabian gazelle, is a gazelle species from the Arabian Peninsula with 5,000–7,000 mature wild individuals.
Cuvier's Gazelle
Gazella cuvieri (Ogilby, 1841)
Cuvier's gazelle is a small North African gazelle with distinctive dark side bands, frequent twin births, and a range in the Atlas Mountains.
Dorcas Gazelle
Gazella dorcas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gazella dorcas, the dorcas gazelle, is a small gazelle with varying subspecies coloration, with surviving large populations in a few arid regions.
Mountain Gazelle
Gazella gazella (Pallas, 1766)
Gazella gazella, the mountain gazelle, is an endangered antelope native to the Levant with specific habitat, diet, and reproductive traits.
Sand Gazelle
Gazella marica Thomas, 1897
Arabian sand gazelle (Gazella marica) is a native gazelle of Arabian and Syrian Deserts with fewer than 3,000 wild individuals.
Goitered Gazelle
Gazella subgutturosa (Güldenstaedt, 1780)
The goitered gazelle is a gazelle species native to parts of western, central and eastern Asia with distinct behavior and ecology.
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann, 1780)
Antidorcas marsupialis, the springbok, is a slender fast antelope native to dry areas of southern and southwestern Africa.
Günther's Dik-dik
Madoqua guentheri Thomas, 1894
Günther's dik-dik is a small African monogamous browsing ungulate first described in 1894.
Kirk's Dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii (Günther, 1880)
Kirk's dik-dik is a small, sexually dimorphic antelope endemic to African savannas that lives in monogamous pairs.
Salt's Dik-dik
Madoqua saltiana (Blainville, 1816)
Madoqua saltiana, or Salt's dik-dik, is a small antelope with characteristic physical traits and specific reproductive development patterns.
Kirk's Dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii damarensis (Günther, 1880)
Kirk's dik-dik is the largest small dik-dik antelope, native to African savannas, living in monogamous territorial pairs.
Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri (Brooke, 1879)
Litocranius walleri, the gerenuk, is a tall, slender long-necked African antelope with distinct physical and behavioral traits.
Mongolian Gazelle
Procapra gutturosa (Pallas, 1777)
Procapra gutturosa, or Mongolian gazelle, is a medium ungulate native to the steppes of Mongolia, China, and Russia.
Tibetan Gazelle
Procapra picticaudata Hodgson, 1846
Procapra picticaudata, the goa, is a small Tibetan Plateau antelope with horned males and no recognized subspecies.
Sharpe's Grysbok
Raphicerus sharpei Thomas, 1897
Raphicerus sharpei, or Sharpe's grysbok, is a small antelope found across parts of southern and eastern Africa, with distinct physical traits.
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris (Thunberg, 1811)
Raphicerus campestris, the steenbok, is a small African antelope with defined physical traits, distribution, and habitat preferences.
Cape Grysbok
Raphicerus melanotis (Thunberg, 1811)
The Cape grysbok (Raphicerus melanotis) is a small antelope native to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa.
Saiga
Saiga tatarica (Linnaeus, 1766)
Saiga tatarica is a critically endangered antelope with unique swollen nostrils that has recovered from severe population declines.
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