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Alcelaphinae Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent

Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Alcelaphinae
Genera
Beatragus Damaliscus Alcelaphus Connochaetes Megalotragus †

The subfamily Alcelaphinae contains Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Bonteboks and several similar species. All in all it contains 10 species in 4 genera, although Beatragus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Damaliscus, and Sigmoceros for the Lichtenstein's Hartebeest.^[1]

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 and Korrigum, Damaliscus korrigum
      - Korrigum, Damaliscus korrigum korrigum
      - Topi, Damaliscus korrigum jimela
      - Coastal Topi, Damaliscus korrigum topi
    - Tsessebe, Damaliscus lunatus
    - Bontebok, Damaliscus pygargus
      - Bontebok, Damaliscus pygargus pygargus
      - Blesbok, Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi
    - Bangweulu Tsessebe, Damaliscus superstes
  - Genus Alcelaphus
    - Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus
      - Bubal Hartebeest, †Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus
      - Coke's Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii
      - Lelwel Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel
      - Western Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus major
      - Swayne's Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei
      - Tora Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus tora
    - Red Hartebeest, Alcelaphus caama
    - Lichtenstein's Hartebeest, Alcelaphus lichtensteinii
  - Genus Connochaetes
    - Black Wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou
    - Blue Wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus
      - Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus taurinus
      - Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus
      - Cookson's wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus cooksoni
      - Nyassaland Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus johnstoni
      - Western White-bearded Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi

Extinct alcelaphines

Skull of the Pleistocene alcelaphin Damalops palaeindicus from India

Subfamily Alcelaphinae
- †Megalotragus
  - †Megalotragus kattwinkeli
  - †Megalotragus priscus
- Beatragus
  - †Beatragus antiquus
- Damaliscus
  - †Damaliscus niro
- †Damalacra
  - †Damalacra acalla
- Connochaetes
  - †Connochaetes africanus
  - †Connochaetes gentryi
  - Connochaetes gnou
    - †Connochaetes gnou laticornutus
    - †Connochaetes gnou antiquus
  - Connochaetes taurinus
    - †Connochaetes taurinus olduvaiensis
- †Parmularius
  - †Parmularius pachyceras
  - †Parmularius ambiquus
  - †Parmularius pandatus
  - †Parmularius atlanticus
  - †Parmularius rugosus
  - †Parmularius altidens
  - †Parmularius angusticornis
- †Rabaticeras
  - †Rabaticeras lemutai
- †Damalops
  - †Damalops palaeindicus
- †Rhynotragus
- †Oreonagor
  - †Oreonagor tournoueri
- †Parestigorgon
- †Rusingoryx

References

^ Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. Available online

Extant Artiodactyla species

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Infraclass: Eutheria · Superorder: Laurasiatheria

Suborder Ruminantia

Antilocapridae

Antilocapra

Pronghorn (A. americana)

Giraffidae

Okapia	Okapi (O. johnstoni)

Giraffa	Giraffe (G. camelopardalis)

Moschidae

Moschus

Himalayan Musk Deer (M. chrysogaster) · Siberian Musk Deer (M. moschiferus) · Dwarf Musk Deer (M. berezovskii) · Black Musk Deer (M. fuscus)

Tragulidae

Hyemoschus	Water Chevrotain (H. aquaticus)

Moschiola	Indian Spotted Chevrotain (M. indica) · Yellow-striped Chevrotain (M. kathygre) · Sri Lankan Spotted Chevrotain (M. meminna)

Tragulus	Java Mouse-deer (T. javanicus) · Lesser Mouse-deer (T. kanchil) · Greater Mouse-deer (T. napu) · Philippine Mouse-deer (T. nigricans) · Vietnam Mouse-deer (T. versicolor) · Williamson's Mouse-deer (T. williamsoni)

Cervidae

Large family listed below

Bovidae

Large family listed below

Family Cervidae

Cervinae

Muntiacus	Indian Muntjac (M. muntjak) · Reeves's Muntjac (M. reevesi) · Hairy-fronted Muntjac (M. crinifrons) · Fea's Muntjac (M. feae) · Bornean Yellow Muntjac (M. atherodes) · Roosevelt's muntjac (M. rooseveltorum) · Gongshan muntjac (M. gongshanensis) · Giant Muntjac (M. vuquangensis) · Truong Son Muntjac (M. truongsonensis) · Leaf muntjac (M. putaoensis)

Elaphodus	Tufted deer (E. cephalophus)

Dama	Fallow Deer (D. dama) · Persian fallow deer (D. mesopotamica)

Axis	Chital (A. axis)

Rucervus	Barasingha (R. duvaucelii)

Panolia	Eld's Deer (P. eldii)

Elaphurus	Père David's Deer (E. davidianus)

Hyelaphus	Hog deer (H. porcinus) · Calamian Deer (H. calamianensis) · Bawean Deer (H. kuhlii)

Rusa	Sambar Deer (R. unicolor) · Rusa Deer (R. timorensis) · Philippine Sambar (R. mariannus) · Philippine Spotted Deer (R. alfredi)

Cervus	Red Deer (C. elaphus) · Elk (C. canadensis) · Thorold's deer (C. albirostris) · Sika Deer (C. nippon)

Capreolinae

Alces	Moose (A. alces)

Hydropotes	Water deer (H. inermis)

Capreolus	Roe Deer (C. capreolus) · Siberian Roe Deer (C. pygargus)

Rangifer	Reindeer (R. tarandus)

Hippocamelus	Taruca (H. antisensis) · South Andean Deer (H. bisulcus)

Mazama	Red Brocket (M. americana) · Small Red Brocket (M. bororo) · Merida Brocket (M. bricenii) · Dwarf Brocket (M. chunyi) · Gray Brocket (M. gouazoubira) · Pygmy Brocket (M. nana) · Amazonian Brown Brocket (M. nemorivaga) · Yucatan Brown Brocket (M. pandora) · Little Red Brocket (M. rufina) · Central American Red Brocket (M. temama)

Ozotoceros	Pampas deer (O. bezoarticus)

Blastocerus	Marsh Deer (B. dichotomus)

Pudu	Northern Pudu (P. mephistophiles) · Pudú (P. pudu)

Odocoileus	White-tailed deer (O. virginianus) · Mule deer (O. hemionus)

Family Bovidae

Cephalophinae

Cephalophus	Abbott's Duiker (C. spadix) · Aders' Duiker (C. adersi) · Bay Duiker (C. dorsalis) · Black Duiker (C. niger) · Black-fronted Duiker (C. nigrifrons) · Blue Duiker (C. monticola) · Harvey's Duiker (C. harveyi) · Jentink's Duiker (C. jentinki) · Maxwell's Duiker (C. maxwellii) · Red Forest Duiker (C. natalensis) · Ogilby's Duiker (C. ogilbyi) · Peters's Duiker (C. callipygus) · Red-flanked Duiker (C. rufilatus) · Ruwenzori Duiker (C. rubidis) · Weyns's Duiker (C. weynsi) · White-bellied Duiker (C. leucogaster) · Yellow-backed Duiker (C. Sylvicultor) · Zebra Duiker (C. zebra)

Sylvicapra	Common Duiker (S. grimmia)

Hippotraginae

Hippotragus	Roan Antelope (H. equinus) · Sable Antelope (H. niger)

Oryx	East African Oryx (O. beisa) · Scimitar Oryx (O. dammah) · Gemsbok (O. gazella) · Arabian Oryx (O. leucoryx)

Addax	Addax (A. nasomaculatus)

Reduncinae

Kobus	Upemba Lechwe (K. anselli) · Waterbuck (K. ellipsiprymnus) · Kob (K. kob) · Lechwe (K. leche) · Nile Lechwe (K. megaceros) · Puku (K. vardonii)

Redunca	Southern Reedbuck (R. arundinum) · Mountain Reedbuck (R. fulvorufula) · Bohor Reedbuck (R. redunca)

Aepycerotinae

Aepyceros

Impala (A. melampus)

Peleinae

Pelea

Grey Rhebok (P. capreolus)

Alcelaphinae

Beatragus	Hirola (B. hunteri)

Damaliscus	Korrigum (D. korrigum) · Common Tsessebe (D. lunatus) · Bontebok (D. pygargus) · Bangweulu Tsessebe (D. superstes)

Alcelaphus	Hartebeest (A. buselaphus) · Red Hartebeest (A. caama) · Lichtenstein's Hartebeest (A. lichtensteinii)

Connochaetes	Black Wildebeest (C. gnou) · Blue Wildebeest (C. taurinus)

Pantholopinae

Pantholops

Tibetan antelope (P. hodgsonii)

Caprinae

Large subfamily listed below

Bovinae

Large subfamily listed below

Antilopinae

Large subfamily listed below

Family Bovidae (subfamily Caprinae)

Ammotragus	Barbary Sheep (A. lervia)

Budorcas	Takin (B. taxicolor)

Capra	Wild goat (C. aegagrus) · West Caucasian Tur (C. caucasia) · East Caucasian Tur (C. cylindricornis) · Markhor (C. falconeri) · Alpine Ibex (C. ibex) · Nubian Ibex (C. nubiana) · Spanish Ibex (C. pyrenaica) · Siberian Ibex (C. sibirica) · Walia Ibex (C. walie)

Hemitragus	Nilgiri Tahr (H. hylocrius) · Arabian Tahr (H. jayakari) · Himalayan Tahr (H. jemlahicus)

Naemorhedus	Red Goral (N. baileyi) · Japanese Serow (N. crispus) · Long-tailed Goral (N. caudatus) · Gray Goral (N. goral) · Mainland Serow (N. sumatraensis) · Taiwan Serow (N. swinhoei)

Oreamnos	Mountain goat (O. americanus)

Ovibos	Muskox (O. moschatus)

Ovis	Argali (O. ammon) · Domestic sheep (O. aries) · Bighorn Sheep (O. canadensis) · Dall Sheep (O. dalli) · Mouflon (O. musimon) · Snow sheep (O. nivicola) · Urial (O. orientalis)

Pseudois	Bharal (P. nayaur) · Dwarf Blue Sheep (P. schaeferi)

Rupicapra	Pyrenean Chamois (R. pyrenaica) · Chamois (R. rupicapra)

Family Bovidae (subfamily Bovinae)

Boselaphini

Tetracerus	Four-horned Antelope (T. quadricornis)

Boselaphus	Nilgai (B. tragocamelus)

Bovini

Bubalus	Water Buffalo (B. bubalus) · Lowland Anoa (B. depressicornis) · Mountain Anoa (B. quarlesi) · Tamaraw (B. mindorensis)

Bos	Banteng (B. javanicus) · Gaur (B. gaurus) · Yak (B. mutus) · Cattle (B. taurus) · Kouprey (B. sauveli) · Zebu (B. indicus)

Pseudonovibos	Kting Voar (P. spiralis)

Pseudoryx	Saola (P. nghetinhensis)

Syncerus	African Buffalo (S. caffer)

Bison	American Bison (B. bison) · Wisent (B. bonasus)

Strepsicerotini

Tragelaphus	Sitatunga (T. spekeii) · Nyala (T. angasii) · Bushbuck (T. scriptus) · Mountain Nyala (T. buxtoni) · Lesser Kudu (T. imberbis) · Greater Kudu (T. strepsiceros) · Bongo (T. eurycerus)

Taurotragus	Common Eland (T. oryx) · Giant Eland (T. derbianus)

Family Bovidae (subfamily Antilopinae)

Antilopini

Ammodorcas	Dibatag (A. clarkei)

Antidorcas	Springbok (A. marsupialis)

Antilope	Blackbuck (A. cervicapra)

Gazella	Mountain Gazelle (G. gazella) · Neumann's Gazelle (G. erlangeri) · Speke's Gazelle (G. spekei) · Dorcas Gazelle (G. dorcas) · Saudi Gazelle (G. saudiya) · Chinkara (G. bennettii) · Thomson's Gazelle (G. thomsonii) · Red-fronted Gazelle (G. rufifrons) · Dama Gazelle (G. dama) · Grant's Gazelle (G. granti) · Soemmerring's Gazelle (G. soemmerringii) · Cuvier's Gazelle (G. cuvieri) · Rhim Gazelle (G. leptoceros) · Goitered Gazelle (G. subgutturosa)

Litocranius	Gerenuk (L. walleri)

Procapra	Mongolian gazelle (P. gutturosa) · Goa (P. picticaudata) · Przewalski's Gazelle (P. przewalskii)

Saigini

Pantholops	Tibetan antelope (P. hodgsonii)

Saiga	Saiga Antelope (S. tatarica)

Neotragini

Dorcatragus	Beira (D. megalotis)

Madoqua	Günther's Dik-dik (M. guentheri) · Kirk's Dik-dik (M. kirkii) · Silver Dik-dik (M. piacentinii) · Salt's Dik-dik (M. saltiana)

Neotragus	Bates's Pygmy Antelope (N. batesi) · Suni (N. moschatus) · Royal Antelope (N. pygmaeus)

Oreotragus	Klipspringer (O. oreotragus)

Ourebia	Oribi (O. ourebi)

Raphicerus	Steenbok (R. campestris) · Cape Grysbok (R. melanotis) · Sharpe's Grysbok (R. sharpei)

Suborder Suina

Suidae

Babyrousa	Buru Babirusa (B. babyrussa) · North Sulawesi Babirusa (B. celebensis) · Togian Babirusa (B. togeanensis)

Hylochoerus	Giant forest hog (H. meinertzhageni)

Phacochoerus	Desert Warthog (P. aethiopicus) · Warthog (P. africanus)

Porcula	Pygmy Hog (P. salvania)

Potamochoerus	Bushpig (P. larvatus) · Red River Hog (P. porcus)

Sus	Palawan Bearded Pig (S. ahoenobarbus) · Bearded Pig (S. barbatus) · Indo-chinese Warty Pig (S. bucculentus) · Visayan Warty Pig (S. cebifrons) · Celebes Warty Pig (S. celebensis) · Flores Warty Pig (S. heureni) · Oliver's Warty Pig (S. oliveri) · Philippine Warty Pig (S. philippensis) · Boar (S. scrofa) · Timor Warty Pig (S. timoriensis) · Javan Pig (S. verrucosus)

Tayassuidae

Tayassu	White-lipped Peccary (T. pecari)

Catagonus	Chacoan Peccary (C. wagneri)

Pecari	Collared Peccary (P. tajacu) · Giant Peccary (P. maximus)

Suborder Tylopoda

Camelidae

Lama	Llama (L. glama) · Guanaco (L. guanicoe)

Vicugna	Vicuña (V. vicugna) · Alpaca (V. pacos)

Camelus	Dromedary (C. dromedarius) · Bactrian Camel (C. bactrianus)

Cetartiodactyla (unranked clade, higher than Artiodactyla)

Hippopotamidae

Hippopotamus	Hippopotamus (H. amphibius)

Choeropsis	Pygmy Hippopotamus (C. liberiensis)

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