Damaliscus
| Damaliscus | |
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| female Damaliscus lunatus jimela | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Damaliscus P.L. Sclater & Thomas, 1894 |
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| Subspecies range map of the genus Damaliscus | |
Damaliscus, known as sassabies, is a genus of antelope in the family Bovidae, subfamily Alcelaphinae, found in Africa.
Species
| Image & Scientific name | Subspecies | Common Name | Distribution |
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 D. lunatus Burchell, 1824[3] |
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Topi Common tsessebe | Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and South Africa |
_(32669740552).jpg) D. pygargus (Pallas, 1767) |
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Bontebok | South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia |
D. superstes (Cotterill, 2003) | Bangweulu tsessebe | northeastern Zambia | |
References
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- ↑ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Damaliscus, IUCN
- 1 2 3 4 East, Rod (1998). "African Antelope Database". IUCN Species Survival Commission. 21: 200–207.
- Stuart, Chris & Stuart, Tilde (2007). Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa. Fourth edition. Cape Town:Struik Publ.
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