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Hippotragus leucophaeus (bluebuck)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Antilope leucophaeus was named by Pallas (1766) [restricted to the Cape region of South Africa, extinct ~ 1800]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Hippotragus leucophaeus by Sundevall (1846).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Antilope leucophaeus Pallas
1846Hippotragus leucophaeus Sundevall

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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
speciesleucophaeus(Pallas 1766)

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 leucophaeus Pallas 1766 [bluebuck]
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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 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Hippotragus leucophaeus (21695 21916 21929 21931 21953 115191 115205)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Hippotragus leucophaeus (21711 21951 22231)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Hippotragus leucophaeus (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Hippotragus leucophaeus (113858)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Hippotragus leucophaeus (21896)