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Hippotragus niger (sable antelope)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Hippotragus niger was named by Harris (1838). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. cordieri, H. cordieri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Hippotragus niger Harris
1999Hippotragus niger Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2008Hippotragus niger Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeHippotraginiSundevall 1845
genusHippotragusSundevall 1845
speciesnigerHarris 1838

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Hippotragus niger Harris 1838 [sable antelope]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:01:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Hippotragus niger (21825 21828 21829)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Zambia Hippotragus niger (21854)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Swaziland Hippotragus niger (21925)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Hippotragus niger (21957)