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Oreotragus oreotragus (klipspringer)

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Antilope oreotragus was named by Zimmermann (1783). It is extant.

It was recombined as Oreotragus oreotragus by Hassanin and Douzery (1999), Gentry (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. major, O. minor

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1783Antilope oreotragus Zimmermann
1999Oreotragus oreotragus Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2010Oreotragus oreotragus Gentry p. 759

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
tribeNeotraginiSclater and Thomas 1894
genusOreotragusSmith 1834
speciesoreotragus(Zimmermann 1783)

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.

Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 [klipspringer]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Oreotragus oreotragus (21824)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Oreotragus oreotragus (21695 21825 21828 21929 115191)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Oreotragus oreotragus (21868)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Oreotragus oreotragus (22074)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Oreotragus oreotragus (21948 21949 21950 21951 21952 21957)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Eswatini Oreotragus oreotragus (21925)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti Plains) Oreotragus oreotragus (32113)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Oreotragus oreotragus (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti plains) Oreotragus oreotragus (32115 32124)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti) Oreotragus oreotragus (32119)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Eswatini Oreotragus oreotragus (21927 21955)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Oreotragus oreotragus (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Oreotragus oreotragus (21911)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Oreotragus oreotragus (21862 21896 21930 21940 21946)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Oreotragus oreotragus (21690)