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ALCELAPHINAE


The subfamily 'Alcelaphinae' contains Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Bonteboks and several similar species. All in all it contains 7 species in 5 genera, although ''Beatragus'' is sometimes considered a subgenus of ''Damaliscus''.

★ 'FAMILY BOVIDAE'


★ Subfamily Bovinae: cattle and spiral-horned antelopes, 24 species in 9 genera


★ Subfamily Cephalophinae: duikers, 19 species in 2 genera


★ Subfamily Hippotraginae: grazing antelopes, 23 species in 11 genera


★ Subfamily Antilopinae: gazelles, dwarf antelopes and the saiga, 38 species in 14 genera


★ Subfamily Caprinae: sheep, goats, 26 species in 12 genera


★ Subfamily Reduncinae: waterbucks, reedbucks, 8 species in 2 genera


★ Subfamily Aepycerotinae: impala, 1 species in 1 genus


★ Subfamily Peleinae: rhebok, 1 species in 1 genus


★ 'Subfamily Alcelaphinae'



★ 'Genus ''Beatragus'''




Hirola, ''Beatragus hunteri''



★ 'Genus ''Damaliscus'''




Topi, ''Damaliscus lunatus''




Bontebok, ''Damaliscus pygargus''



★ 'Genus ''Alcelaphus'''




Hartebeest, ''Alcelaphus buselaphus''



★ 'Genus ''Sigmoceros'''




Lichtenstein's Hartebeest, ''Sigmoceros lichtensteinii''



★ 'Genus ''Connochaetes'''




Black Wildebeest, ''Connochaetes gnou''




Blue Wildebeest, ''Connochaetes taurinus''

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