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Argali
Bovidae

Argali

Ovis ammon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ovis ammon, the argali, is the largest wild sheep species native to mountainous regions of Central and East Asia.

Sheep
Bovidae

Sheep

Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758

Ovis aries (domestic sheep) are small domestic ruminants with details on their characteristics, reproduction, and use as food.

Sheep
Bovidae

Sheep

Ovis aries vignei Blyth, 1841

This is a detailed description of domestic sheep (Ovis aries vignei), covering their traits, reproduction, and use as food.

Asian Mouflon
Bovidae

Asian Mouflon

Ovis gmelini Linnaeus, 1758

Ovis gmelini (mouflon) is a wild sheep with distinct appearance, behavior, and potential for cloning as a conservation tool.

Muskox
Bovidae

Muskox

Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780)

Ovibos moschatus (muskoxen) are Arctic hoofed mammals known for thick prized wool and herd defensive behavior.

Mountain Goat
Bovidae

Mountain Goat

Oreamnos americanus (Blainville, 1816)

Oreamnos americanus, the North American mountain goat, is an alpine climbing caprid with a detailed description of its traits, range, and life cycle.

Himalayan Takin
Bovidae

Himalayan Takin

Budorcas taxicolor tibetana Milne-Edwards, 1874

The takin is a large caprine ungulate native to the eastern Himalayas, and the national animal of Bhutan.

Aoudad
Bovidae

Aoudad

Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777)

Ammotragus lervia, the Barbary sheep, is a Saharan North African ungulate with specific physical traits and declining native populations.

Japanese Serow
Bovidae

Japanese Serow

Capricornis crispus (Temminck, 1836)

Capricornis crispus, the Japanese serow, is an endemic even-toed ungulate native to three main Japanese islands.

Mainland Serow
Bovidae

Mainland Serow

Capricornis sumatraensis (Bechstein, 1799)

Capricornis sumatraensis, the mainland serow, is a browsing horned ungulate found across South and Southeast Asia.

Taiwan Serow
Bovidae

Taiwan Serow

Capricornis swinhoei Gray, 1862

Capricornis swinhoei, the only native Taiwan bovid, has defined physical traits and a specific annual reproductive cycle.

Nilgiri Tahr
Bovidae

Nilgiri Tahr

Hemitragus hylocrius (Ogilby, 1838)

Nilgiri tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius) is a stocky goat endemic to South Western Ghats montane grasslands in India, whose population was reduced by 19th century hunting.

Bontebok/Blesbok
Bovidae

Bontebok/Blesbok

Damaliscus pygargus (Pallas, 1767)

Damaliscus pygargus is an antelope species with two distinct variants, bontebok and blesbok, differing in appearance, range and herd size.

Tsessebe
Bovidae

Tsessebe

Damaliscus lunatus (Burchell, 1823)

Damaliscus lunatus, the topi, is a large African antelope species with lekking breeding behaviour and a specialist grassland habitat preference.

Common Wildebeest
Bovidae

Common Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus (Burchell, 1823)

Connochaetes taurinus, the blue wildebeest, is a migratory African antelope with defined physical, behavioral, and reproductive traits.

Black Wildebeest
Bovidae

Black Wildebeest

Connochaetes gnou (Zimmermann, 1780)

Connochaetes gnou, the black wildebeest, is a southern African antelope with distinct white tails.

Hartebeest
Bovidae

Hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus (Pallas, 1766)

Alcelaphus buselaphus, the hartebeest, is a large African antelope with distinct subspecies and social grazing behavior.

Light-backed Duiker
Bovidae

Light-backed Duiker

Cephalophus silvicultor (Afzelius, 1815)

Cephalophus silvicultor, the yellow-backed duiker, is the largest duiker species, with shy elusive behavior and little studied ecology.

Bay Duiker
Bovidae

Bay Duiker

Cephalophus dorsalis Gray, 1846

The bay duiker is a moderately sized nocturnal African forest antelope with a distinct black dorsal stripe.

Bush Duiker
Bovidae

Bush Duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sylvicapra grimmia is a species with widely varying colouration across its range, 14 described subspecies, and horned males.

Blue Duiker
Bovidae

Blue Duiker

Philantomba monticola (Thunberg, 1789)

Philantomba monticola, the blue duiker, is the world's smallest duiker, a small African forest-dwelling antelope.

Bohor Reedbuck
Bovidae

Bohor Reedbuck

Redunca redunca (Pallas, 1767)

The bohor reedbuck (Redunca redunca) is an African medium-sized antelope endemic to the continent, showing distinct sexual dimorphism.

Southern Reedbuck
Bovidae

Southern Reedbuck

Redunca arundinum (Boddaert, 1785)

Southern reedbuck (Redunca arundinum) is an African antelope with curved male horns that lives in moist grasslands.

Mountain Reedbuck
Bovidae

Mountain Reedbuck

Redunca fulvorufula (Afzelius, 1815)

Redunca fulvorufula, the mountain reedbuck, is an Endangered African antelope with declining populations totaling around 36,000 individuals.

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