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Taurotragus (eland)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Taurotragus was named by Wagner (1855). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Frick (1937); and to Tragelaphini by Hassanin and Douzery (1999) and Grubb (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Taurotragus Wagner
1937Taurotragus Frick
1999Taurotragus Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2001Taurotragus Grubb p. 376

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeTragelaphiniBlyth 1863
genusTaurotragusWagner 1855

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.

G. Taurotragus Wagner 1855 [eland]
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Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 [common eland]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available