Ungulates account for the vast majority of large herbivores currently on
earth. Their influence stretches across nearly every biome, and their
indigenous range includes all zoogeographic regions except Antarctica. With
human help, ungulates have expanded into nearly every corner of the
globe: "Ungulates of the World" indeed! The current species list (below)
aligns tightly with that published by Wilson and Reeder (2005). Since
species-concepts are flexible, some species recognized by other authors may
not be listed here. Detailed fact sheets for individual species can be accessed
by clicking on the linked species names.
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Did you know?
257 modern ungulate species are presently recognized by the Smithsonian
Institution. At least five of these species have become extinct
over the past 300 years at the hands of humans, and many more are on the
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Order
Perissodactyla
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Family
Equidae
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Equus
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Equus asinus
African wild ass
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Equus burchellii Plains zebra, Burchell's zebra
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Equus
caballus Przewalski's wild horse, domestic horse
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Equus grevyi
Grevy's zebra
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Equus hemionus Asiatic wild ass, kulan
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Equus kiang
Kiang, Tibetan wild ass
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Equus quagga Quagga
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Equus zebra
Mountain zebra
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Family
Tapiridae
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Tapirus
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Tapirus
bairdii Baird's tapir, Central American tapir
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Tapirus
indicus Asian tapir
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Tapirus
pinchaque Mountain tapir
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Tapirus terrestris Brazilian tapir, lowland tapir
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Family
Rhinocerotidae
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Ceratotherium
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Ceratotherium simum White rhinoceros
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Dicerorhinus
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Dicerorhinus
sumatrensis Sumatran rhinoceros
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Diceros
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Diceros bicornis Black rhinoceros
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Rhinoceros
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Rhinoceros sondaicus Javan rhinoceros
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Rhinoceros unicornis
Indian rhinoceros
Order
Cetartiodactyla
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Family
Camelidae
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Camelus
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Camelus
bactrianus Bactrian camel
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Camelus
dromedarius Dromedary, Arabian camel
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Lama
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Lama glama Llama, guanaco
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Vicugna
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Vicugna
vicugna Vicuña
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Family
Suidae
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Babyrousa
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Babyrousa babyrussa Golden babirusa
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Babyrousa bolabatuensis Bola Batu babirusa
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Babyrousa celebensis Sulawesi babirusa
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Babyrousa togeanensis Togian babirusa
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Hylochoerus
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Hylochoerus
meinertzhageni Giant forest hog
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Phacochoerus
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Phacochoerus aethiopicus Desert warthog
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Phacochoerus africanus Common warthog
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Potamochoerus
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Potamochoerus
larvatus Bush pig
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Potamochoerus
porcus Red river hog
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Sus
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Sus ahoenobarbus Palawan bearded pig
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Sus barbatus
Bearded pig
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Sus bucculentus Heude's pig, Vietnam warty pig
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Sus cebifrons
Visayan warty pig
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Sus celebensis
Celebes pig, Sulawesi warty pig
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Sus oliveri Mindoro warty pig
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Sus philippensis Philippine warty pig
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Sus salvanius
Pygmy hog
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Sus scrofa Eurasian
wild pig
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Sus verrucosus
Javan warty pig
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Family
Tayassuidae
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Catagonus
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Catagonus
wagneri Chacoan peccary
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Pecari
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Pecari tajacu
Collared peccary, javelina
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Tayassu
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Tayassu pecari
White-lipped peccary
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Family
Hippopotamidae
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Hexaprotodon
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Hexaprotodon
liberiensis Pygmy hippopotamus
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Hippopotamus
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Hippopotamus
amphibius River hippopotamus
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Suborder
Ruminantia
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Family
Tragulidae
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Hyemoschus
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Hyemoschus
aquaticus Water chevrotain
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Moschiola
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Moschiola meminna Indian chevrotain
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Tragulus
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Tragulus javanicus Javan chevrotain
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Tragulus kanchil Lesser Oriental chevrotain
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Tragulus napu
Greater Oriental chevrotain
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Tragulus
nigricans Balabac chevrotain
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Tragulus versicolor Silver-backed chevrotain
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Tragulus williamsoni Yunnan chevrotain
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Family
Giraffidae
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Giraffa
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Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffe
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Okapia
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Okapia
johnstoni Okapi
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Family
Antilocapridae
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Antilocapra
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Antilocapra americana
Pronghorn
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Family
Moschidae
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Moschus
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Moschus anhuiensis Anhui musk deer
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Moschus berezovskii Forest musk deer
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Moschus
chrysogaster Himalayan musk deer
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Moschus cupreus Kashmir musk deer
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Moschus fuscus Black musk deer
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Moschus leucogaster White-bellied musk deer
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Moschus
moschiferus Siberian musk deer
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Family
Cervidae
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Subfamily
Capreolinae
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Alces
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Alces alces European elk
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Alces americanus American moose
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Blastocerus
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Blastocerus
dichotomus Marsh deer
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Capreolus
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Capreolus capreolus European roe deer
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Capreolus pygargus Siberian roe deer
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Hippocamelus
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Hippocamelus
antisensis Peruvian guemal, taruca
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Hippocamelus
bisulcus Patagonian huemul, South Andean huemul
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Mazama
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Mazama
americana Red brocket
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Mazama bororo Bororo, small red brocket
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Mazama bricenii Grey dwarf brocket
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Mazama chunyi Dwarf brocket
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Mazama gouazoubira Brown brocket
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Mazama nana Lesser brocket
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Mazama pandora Yucatan brown brocket
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Mazama rufina Little red brocket
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Mazama temama Mexican red brocket
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Odocoileus
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Odocoileus hemionus Mule deer
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Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed deer
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Ozotoceros
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Ozotoceros bezoarticus Pampas deer
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Pudu
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Pudu mephistophiles Northern pudu
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Pudu puda Southern
pudu
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Rangifer
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Rangifer
tarandus Caribou, reindeer
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Subfamily
Cervinae
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Axis
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Axis axis Axis deer, Chital
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Axis
calamianensis Calamian deer
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Axis kuhlii Bawean
deer, Kuhl's deer
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Axis porcinus
Hog deer
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Cervus
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Cervus elaphus Red deer, wapiti, American elk
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Cervus nippon
Sika, Japanese deer
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Dama
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Dama dama Fallow deer
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Elaphodus
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Elaphodus
cephalophus Tufted deer
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Elaphurus
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Elaphurus
davidianus Pere David's deer, milu
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Muntiacus
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Muntiacus
atherodes Bornean yellow muntjac
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Muntiacus crinifrons Black muntjac
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Muntiacus feae Fea's muntjac
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Muntiacus gongshanensis Gongshan muntjac
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Muntiacus muntjak Red muntjac
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Muntiacus puhoatensis Pu Hoat muntjac
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Muntiacus putaoensis Leaf deer
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Muntiacus
reevesi Reeves's muntjac
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Muntiacus rooseveltorum Roosevelt's muntjac
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Muntiacus truongsonensis Annamite muntjac
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Muntiacus vuquangensis Giant muntjac
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Przewalskium
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Przewalskium
albirostris Thorold's deer, white-lipped deer
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Rucervus
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Rucervus
duvaucelii Barasingha, swamp deer
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Rucervus eldii Eld's deer, thamin
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Rucervus
schomburgki Schomburgk's deer
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Rusa
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Rusa alfredi
Philippine spotted deer
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Rusa marianna Philippine sambar
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Rusa timorensis
Rusa
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Rusa unicolor Sambar
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Subfamily
Hydropotinae
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Hydropotes
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Hydropotes
inermis Chinese water deer
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Family
Bovidae
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Subfamily
Aepycerotinae
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Aepyceros
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Aepyceros
melampus Impala
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Subfamily
Alcelaphinae
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Alcelaphus
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Alcelaphus
buselaphus Common hartebeest
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Alcelaphus caama Red hartebeest
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Alcelaphus
lichtensteinii Lichtenstein's hartebeest
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Beatragus
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Beatragus
hunteri Hunter's hartebeest, hirola
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Connochaetes
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Connochaetes
gnou White-tailed gnu, black wildebeest
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Connochaetes
taurinus Brindled gnu, blue wildebeest
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Damaliscus
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Damaliscus korrigum Korrigum, topi
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Damaliscus
lunatus Tsessebe
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Damaliscus
pygargus Bontebok, blesbok
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Damaliscus superstes Bangweulu tsessebe
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Subfamily
Antilopinae
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Ammodorcas
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Ammodorcas
clarkei Dibatag, Clarke's gazelle
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Antidorcas
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Antidorcas marsupialis Springbok
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Antilope
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Antilope
cervicapra Blackbuck
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Dorcatragus
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Dorcatragus megalotis
Beira
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Eudorcas
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Eudorcas
rufifrons Red-fronted gazelle
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Eudorcas rufina Red gazelle
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Eudorcas thomsonii Thomson's gazelle
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Gazella
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Gazella arabica Arabian gazelle
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Gazella bennettii Indian gazelle
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Gazella cuvieri
Cuvier's gazelle, edmi gazelle
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Gazella dorcas
Dorcas gazelle
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Gazella erlangeri Erlanger's gazelle
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Gazella gazella True gazelle, mountain gazelle
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Gazella
leptoceros Slender-horned gazelle, rhim
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Gazella saudiya Saudi gazelle
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Gazella spekei
Speke's gazelle
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Gazella
subgutturosa Goitered gazelle
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Litocranius
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Litocranius
walleri Gerenuk
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Madoqua
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Madoqua guentheri Guenther's dik-dik
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Madoqua kirkii
Kirk's dik-dik
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Madoqua piacentinii Silver dik-dik
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Madoqua saltiana Salt's dik-dik
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Nanger
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Nanger dama Dama
gazelle
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Nanger granti Grant's gazelle
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Nanger
soemmerringii Soemmerring's gazelle
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Neotragus
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Neotragus batesi Bates' pygmy antelope
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Neotragus
moschatus Suni
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Neotragus
pygmaeus Royal antelope
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Oreotragus
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Oreotragus
oreotragus Klipspringer
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Ourebia
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Ourebia ourebi Oribi
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Procapra
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Procapra
gutturosa Mongolian gazelle, zeren
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Procapra picticaudata Tibetan gazelle, goa
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Procapra przewalskii Przewalski's gazelle
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Raphicerus
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Raphicerus
campestris Steenbok
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Raphicerus melanotis Southern grysbok
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Raphicerus sharpei Northern grysbok
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Saiga
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Saiga borealis
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Saiga tatarica
Saiga
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Subfamily
Bovinae
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Bison
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Bison bison
American bison
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Bison bonasus
European bison, wisent
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Bos
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Bos frontalis
Gaur
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Bos grunniens
Yak
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Bos javanicus
Banteng
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Bos sauveli
Kouprey
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Bos taurus Domestic ox
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Boselaphus
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Boselaphus
tragocamelus Nilgai
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Bubalus
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Bubalus bubalis Asian water buffalo
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Bubalus
depressicornis Lowland anoa
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Bubalus
mindorensis Tamaraw
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Bubalus
quarlesi Mountain anoa
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Pseudoryx
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Pseudoryx
nghetinhensis Saola, Vu Quang ox
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Syncerus
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Syncerus
caffer African buffalo
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Taurotragus
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Taurotragus derbianus
Giant eland, Derby eland
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Taurotragus
oryx Common eland
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Tetracerus
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Tetracerus
quadricornis Four-horned antelope, chousingha
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Tragelaphus
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Tragelaphus
angasii Nyala
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Tragelaphus
buxtoni Mountain nyala
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Tragelaphus eurycerus
Bongo
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Tragelaphus
imberbis Lesser kudu
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Tragelaphus
scriptus Bushbuck
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Tragelaphus
spekii Sitatunga
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Tragelaphus
strepsiceros Greater kudu
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Subfamily
Caprinae
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Ammotragus
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Ammotragus
lervia Aoudad, Barbary sheep
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Budorcas
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Budorcas
taxicolor Takin
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Capra
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Capra caucasica Caucasian tur
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Capra
falconeri Markhor
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Capra hircus Domestic goat
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Capra ibex Alpine
ibex
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Capra nubiana
Nubian ibex
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Capra pyrenaica Spanish ibex
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Capra sibirica
Siberian ibex
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Capra walie Ethiopian ibex, walia ibex
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Capricornis
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Capricornis
crispus Japanese serow
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Capricornis milneedwardsii Chinese serow
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Capricornis rubidus Red serow
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Capricornis sumatraensis Southern serow
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Capricornis
swinhoei Formosan serow
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Capricornis thar Himalayan serow
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Hemitragus
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Hemitragus
hylocrius Nilgiri tahr
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Hemitragus jayakari Arabian tahr
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Hemitragus
jemlahicus Himalayan tahr
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Nemorhaedus
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Nemorhaedus
baileyi Red goral
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Nemorhaedus caudatus Long-tailed goral
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Nemorhaedus
goral Gray goral
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Nemorhaedus griseus Western Chinese goral
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Oreamnos
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Oreamnos
americanus Rocky Mountain goat
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Ovibos
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Ovibos
moschatus Musk ox
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Ovis
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Ovis ammon Argali
sheep
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Ovis aries Mouflon, domestic sheep
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Ovis
canadensis Bighorn sheep
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Ovis dalli Dall's sheep
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Ovis nivicola
Snow sheep, Siberian bighorn
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Pantholops
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Pantholops
hodgsonii Tibetan antelope, chiru
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Pseudois
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Pseudois
nayaur Bharal, Himalayan blue sheep
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Pseudois
schaeferi Dwarf blue sheep
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Rupicapra
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Rupicapra pyrenaica Pyrenean chamois, isard
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Rupicapra
rupicapra Alpine chamois
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Subfamily
Cephalophinae
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Cephalophus
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Cephalophus
adersi Aders's duiker
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Cephalophus brookei Brooke's duiker
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Cephalophus
callipygus Peters's duiker
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Cephalophus
dorsalis Bay duiker, black-backed duiker
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Cephalophus
jentinki Jentink's duiker
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Cephalophus leucogaster White-bellied duiker, Gaboon
duiker
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Cephalophus natalensis Red duiker
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Cephalophus
niger Black duiker
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Cephalophus nigrifrons Black-fronted duiker
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Cephalophus
ogilbyi Ogilby's duiker
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Cephalophus
rufilatus Red-flanked duiker
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Cephalophus
silvicultor Yellow-backed duiker
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Cephalophus
spadix Abbott's duiker
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Cephalophus weynsi Weyn's duiker
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Cephalophus
zebra Zebra duiker, banded duiker
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Philantomba
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Philantomba
maxwellii Maxwell's duiker
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Philantomba
monticola Blue duiker
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Sylvicapra
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Sylvicapra
grimmia Gray duiker, common duiker
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Subfamily
Hippotraginae
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Addax
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Addax
nasomaculatus Addax
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Hippotragus
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Hippotragus
equinus Roan antelope
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Hippotragus leucophaeus Blue buck, blaubok
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Hippotragus
niger Sable antelope
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Oryx
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Oryx beisa Beisa
oryx, East African oryx
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Oryx dammah
Scimitar-horned oryx
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Oryx gazella Gemsbok, South African oryx
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Oryx leucoryx
Arabian oryx
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Subfamily
Reduncinae
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Kobus
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Kobus
ellipsiprymnus Waterbuck
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Kobus kob Kob
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Kobus leche
Lechwe
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Kobus
megaceros Nile lechwe, Mrs. Gray's lechwe
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Kobus vardonii
Puku
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Pelea
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Pelea
capreolus Rhebok
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Redunca
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Redunca
arundinum Southern reedbuck
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Redunca fulvorufula Mountain reedbuck
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Redunca redunca Bohor reedbuck
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Literature Cited
Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder [editors]. 2005. Mammal Species of
the World (3rd Edition). Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.
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