Nesotragus

Nesotragus is a genus of dwarf antelope comprising two species, endemic to Africa, and formerly included in the genus Neotragus. Recent nucleic acid studies however, suggest that the two species here included in the genus Nesotragus are not closely related to Neotragus, and should be reassigned.[1]

Nesotragus
Suni (Nesotragus moschatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Nesotragus
von Dueben, 1846
Species
  • Nesotragus batesi
  • Nesotragus moschatus

References

  1. Bärmann, Eva V. & Schikora Tim. The polyphyly of Neotragus – Results from genetic and morphometric analyses. MammalianBiology 79 (2014) 283–286 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2014.01.001


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