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Tragelaphus imberbis (lesser kudu)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Strepsiceros imberbis was named by Blythe (1869). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ammelaphus imberbis by Heller (1913); it was recombined as Tragelaphus imberbis by Hassanin and Douzery (1999) and Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Strepsiceros imberbis Blythe
1913Ammelaphus imberbis Heller p. 2
1999Tragelaphus imberbis Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2008Tragelaphus imberbis Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 980 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()
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeTragelaphiniBlyth 1863
genusTragelaphusde Blainville 1816
speciesimberbis(Blythe 1869)

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.

Tragelaphus imberbis Blythe 1869 [lesser kudu]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 11:05:31
Modified: 2009-01-04 13:05:31
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1999, Nowak 1991

Age range: Gelasian or 2.58800 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya (Rift Valley) Tragelaphus imberbis (21282)