List of placental mammals in Order Artiodactyla
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in Order Artiodactyla.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in Order Artiodactyla.
- Family SuidaeSuidaeSuidae is the biological family to which pigs belong. In addition to numerous fossil species, up to sixteen extant species are currently recognized, classified into between four and eight genera...
- Subfamily Babyrousinae
- Genus BabyrousaBabyrousaThe babirusas are a genus, Babyrousa, in the pig family found in Wallacea, or specifically the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru. All members of this genus were considered part of a single species until 2002, the babirusa, B...
- Buru BabirusaBuru BabirusaThe Buru babirusa , also known as the golden babirusa or hairy babirusa, is a wild pig-like animal native to the island of Buru and the two Sula Islands of Mangole and Taliabu, all belonging to Indonesia...
(B. babyrussa) - North Sulawesi Babirusa (B. celebenses)
- Togian BabirusaTogian babirusaThe Togian Babirusa , also known as the Malenge Babirusa, is the largest species of babirusa. It is endemic to the Togian Islands of Indonesia, but was considered a subspecies of Babyrousa babyrussa until 2002....
(B. togeanensis)
- Buru Babirusa
- Genus Babyrousa
- Subfamily Phacochoerinae
- Genus PhacochoerusPhacochoerusPhacochoerus is a genus of wild pigs in the Suidae family that are known as warthogs. It is the sole genus of subfamily Phacochoerinae. They are found in open and semi-open habitats, even in quite arid regions, in sub-Saharan Africa...
- Desert WarthogDesert WarthogThe Desert Warthog is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Suidae family. It is found in northern Kenya, Somalia, possibly Djibouti, possibly Eritrea, and possibly Ethiopia. This is the range of the extant subspecies, commonly known as the Somali Warthog...
(P. aethiopicus) - Common WarthogWarthogThe Warthog or Common Warthog is a wild member of the pig family that lives in grassland, savanna, and woodland in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P...
(P. africanus)
- Desert Warthog
- Genus Phacochoerus
- Subfamily SuinaeSuinaeSuinae is a subfamily of mammals that includes at least some of the living members of the family Suidae and their closest relatives—the domestic pig and related species, such as babirusas. Several extinct species within Suidae are classified in subfamilies other than Suinae...
- Genus Hylochoerus
- Giant Forest HogGiant forest hogThe Giant Forest Hog is native to wooded habitats in Africa and generally is considered the largest wild member of the Suidae . Despite its large size and relatively wide distribution, it was only described by scientists in 1904...
(H. meinertzhageni)
- Giant Forest Hog
- Genus PotamochoerusPotamochoerusPotamochoerus is a genus in the pig family . The two species are restricted to Sub-saharan Africa, although the Bushpig, possibly due to introduction by man, also occurs in Madagascar and nearby islands.-Species:...
- BushpigBushpigThe bushpig, Potamochoerus larvatus, is a member of the pig family and lives in forests, woodland, riverine vegetation and reedbeds in East and Southern Africa. Probably introduced populations are also present in Madagascar and the Comoros archipelago. Bushpigs are mainly nocturnal. There are...
(P. larvatus) - Red River HogRed River HogThe red river hog , also known as the bush pig , is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests...
(P. porcus)
- Bushpig
- Genus SusPigA pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
- Bearded PigBearded PigThe bearded pig , also known as the Bornean bearded pig, is a species of pig. It can be recognized by its prominent beard. It also sometimes has tassels on its tail. It is found in Southeast Asia—Sumatra, Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, and various smaller islands—where it inhabits rainforests and...
(S. barbatus) - Vietnamese Warty Pig (S. bucculentus)
- Visasyas Warty Pig (S. cebifrons)
- Celebes Warty PigCelebes Warty PigThe Celebes Warty Pig , Sulawesi warty pig or Sulawesi Pig, lives on Sulawesi in Indonesia. It survives in most habitats and can live in altitudes of up to 2,500 metres.- External links :*...
(S. celebensis) - Flores Warty PigFlores Warty PigThe Flores Warty Pig , is a species of wild pig found in Southern Asia.-External links:* in The Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life....
(S. heureni) - Philippine Warty PigPhilippine Warty PigThe Philippine Warty Pig, Sus philippensis, is one of four known pig species endemic to the Philippines. The other three endemic species are the Visayan Warty Pig , Mindoro Warty Pig and the Palawan Bearded Pig , also being rare members of the Suidae family...
(S. philippensis) - Pigmy Hog (S. salvanius)
- Domestic PigDomestic pigThe domestic pig is a domesticated animal that traces its ancestry to the wild boar, and is considered a subspecies of the wild boar or a distinct species in its own right. It is likely the wild boar was domesticated as early as 13,000 BC in the Tigris River basin...
, Wild Boar (S. scrofa) - Timor Warty PigTimor Warty PigThe Timor Warty Pig is a subspecies of Sus celebensis, or Celebes Warty Pig. Though described as a separate species, the species is actually a feral form of the Celebes Warty Pig found in the Lesser Sunda Islands.-Source:...
(S. timorensis) - Javan PigJavan PigThe Java Warty Pig or Javan Pig is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Suidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia....
(S. verrucosus)
- Bearded Pig
- Genus Hylochoerus
- Subfamily Babyrousinae
- Family Tayassuidae
- Genus Catagonus
- Chacoan PeccaryChacoan peccaryThe Chacoan peccary or Tagua is a species of peccary found in the Gran Chaco of Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. About 3000 exist in the world...
(C. wagneri)
- Chacoan Peccary
- Genus Tayassu
- White-lipped PeccaryWhite-lipped PeccaryThe White-lipped Peccary, Tayassu pecari, is a peccary species found in Central and South America, living in rainforest, dry forest and chaco scrub. It is monotypic within the genus Tayassu....
(T. pecari)
- White-lipped Peccary
- Genus PecariPecariPecari is a genus of mammals in the peccary family, Tayassuidae. The genus was monotypic until the description of P. maximus in 2007, but the scientific evidence for its status as a species separate from P...
- Giant Peccary (Pecari maximus)
- Collared PeccaryCollared PeccaryThe collared peccary is a species of mammal in the family Tayassuidae that is found in North, Central, and South America. They are commonly referred to as javelina, saíno or báquiro, although these terms are also used to describe other species in the family...
(Pecari tajacu)
- Genus Catagonus
- Family HippopotamidaeHippopotamidaeHippopotamuses are the members of the family Hippopotamidae. They are the only extant artiodactyls which walk on four toes on each foot.- Characteristics :...
- Genus Choeropsis
- Pygmy HippopotamusPygmy HippopotamusThe pygmy hippopotamus is a large mammal native to the forests and swamps of western Africa . The pygmy hippo is reclusive and nocturnal...
(C. liberiensis)
- Pygmy Hippopotamus
- Genus HippopotamusHippopotamusThe hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
- HippopotamusHippopotamusThe hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
(H. amphibius)
- Hippopotamus
- Genus Choeropsis
- Family Camelidae
- Genus Camelus
- DromedaryDromedaryThe dromedary or Arabian camel is a large, even-toed ungulate with one hump on its back. Its native range is unclear, but it was probably the Arabian Peninsula. The domesticated form occurs widely in North Africa and the Middle East...
(C. dromedarius) - Bactrian CamelBactrian camelThe Bactrian camel is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of central Asia. It is presently restricted in the wild to remote regions of the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts of Mongolia and Xinjiang. A small number of wild Bactrian camels still roam the Mangystau Province of southwest...
(C. bactrianus)
- Dromedary
- Genus Lama (genus)Lama (genus)Lama is the modern genus name for two South American camelids, the wild guanaco and the domesticated llama. This genus is closely allied to the wild vicuña and domesticated alpaca of the genus Vicugna. Before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, llamas and alpacas were the only domesticated...
- LlamaLlamaThe llama is a South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since pre-Hispanic times....
(L. glama) - Guanaco (L. guanicoe)
- Llama
- Genus VicugnaVicugnaVicugna is a genus containing two South American camelids, the vicuña and the alpaca.Previously thought to be descended from the llama, the alpaca was reclassified as part of Vicugna after a 2001 paper on alpaca DNA. The paper showed that the alpaca is descended from the vicuña, not the...
- AlpacaAlpacaAn alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in appearance.Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude of to above sea level, throughout the year...
(V. pacos) - VicuñaVicuñaThe vicuña or vicugna is one of two wild South American camelids, along with the guanaco, which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes. It is a relative of the llama, and is now believed to share a wild ancestor with domesticated alpacas, which are raised for their fibre...
(V. vicugna)
- Alpaca
- Genus Camelus
- Family Tragulidae
- Genus Hyemoschus
- Water Chevrotain (H. aquaticusHyemoschus aquaticusThe water chevrotain , also known as the fanged deer, is a small ruminant found in tropical Africa. It is the largest of the ten species of chevrotains, evolutionarily primitive even-toed ungulates which are similar to deer but are barely larger than small dogs...
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- Water Chevrotain (H. aquaticus
- Genus TragulusTragulusTragulus is a genus of even-toed ungulates in the Tragulidae family that are known as mouse-deer. Tragos refers to a goat in Greek, while –ulus in Latin means 'tiny'. With a weight of and a length of they are the smallest ungulates in the world, though the largest species of mouse-deer surpass...
- Lesser Mouse Deer (T. javanicus)
- Greater Mouse Deer (T. napu)
- Genus MoschiolaMoschiolaMoschiola is a genus of small even-toed ungulates in the Tragulidae family. They are found in forests in India, Sri Lanka and perhaps Nepal, and have pale-spotted or -striped upperparts unlike the other Asian members of the family, the mouse-deer of the genus Tragulus.Traditionally only a single...
- Indian Spotted ChevrotainIndian Spotted ChevrotainThe Indian Spotted Chevrotain is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Tragulidae family found in India and possibly Nepal. It has a body length of 23 in , with a tail length of 1 in ; it weighs around 7 lb . It lives in rainforests and is nocturnal...
(M. meminna)
- Indian Spotted Chevrotain
- Genus Hyemoschus
- Family GiraffidaeGiraffidaeThe giraffids are ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a common ancestor with deer and bovids. The biological family Giraffidae, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, contains only two living members, the giraffe and the okapi. Both are confined to sub-saharan Africa: the...
- Genus GiraffaGiraffaGiraffa is a genus of mammals in the Giraffidae family. The genus consists of seven species including the giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, the only extant species.- Species :There are six species in the genus Giraffa....
- GiraffeGiraffeThe giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all extant land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant...
(G. camelopardalis)
- Giraffe
- Genus Okapia
- OkapiOkapiThe okapi , Okapia johnstoni, is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest, located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Central Africa...
(O. johnstoni)
- Okapi
- Genus Giraffa
- Family Moschidae
- Genus MoschusMusk deerMusk deer are artiodactyls of the genus Moschus, the only genus of family Moschidae. They are more primitive than the cervids, or true deer, in not having antlers or facial glands, in having only a single pair of teats, and in possessing a gall bladder, a caudal gland, a pair of tusk-like teeth...
- Himalayan Musk DeerHimalayan Musk DeerThe Himalayan Musk Deer is a species of musk deer. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Alpine musk deer.It is found in parts of northern Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, and in northern parts of India such as Kashmir, Kumaon and Sikkim. It inhabits high alpine environments,...
(M. chrysogaster) - Siberian Musk DeerSiberian musk deerThe Siberian musk deer is a musk deer found in the mountain forests of Northeast Asia. Its is most common in the taiga of southern Siberia, but is also found in parts of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria and the Korean peninsula. It is largely nocturnal, and migrates only over short distances. ...
(M. moschiferus) - Dwarf Musk DeerDwarf Musk DeerThe Dwarf Musk Deer or Chinese Forest Musk Deer is an artiodactyl native to southern and central China and northernmost Vietnam. On June 14, 1976, China entered the Dwarf Musk Deer onto its endangered species list. There are four subspecies recognized:* M. b. berezovskii* M. b. bijiangensis* M. b....
(M. brezovskii) - Black Musk DeerBlack Musk DeerThe Black Musk Deer or Dusky Musk Deer is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Moschidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal....
(M. fuscus)
- Himalayan Musk Deer
- Genus Moschus
- Family Cervidae
- Subfamily CervinaeCervinaeCervinae or the Old World deer , is a subfamily of deer. Alternatively, they're known as the Plesiometacarpal deer, due to their ankle structure being different from the Telemetecarpal deer of Capreolinae-Classification and Species:The list is based on the studies of Randi, Mucci, Claro-Hergueta,...
- Genus CervusCervusCervus is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia, although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America. In addition to the species presently placed in this genus, it has included a whole range of other species now commonly placed in other genera, but some of...
- White-lipped deer (C. albirostris)
- Philippine Spotted DeerPhilippine Spotted DeerThe Visayan Spotted Deer , also known as the Philippine Spotted Deer, is a nocturnal and endangered species of deer located primarily in the rainforests of the Visayan islands of Panay and Negros though it once roamed other islands such as Cebu, Guimaras, Leyte, Masbate, and Samar...
(C. alfredi) - BarasinghaBarasinghaThe Barasingha or Swamp deer is a deer species currently found in isolated localities in north and central India, and southwestern Nepal, and is extinct in Pakistan and Bangladesh....
(C. duvaucelii) - Red DeerRed DeerThe red deer is one of the largest deer species. Depending on taxonomy, the red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being...
(C. elaphus) - ElkElkThe Elk is the large deer, also called Cervus canadensis or wapiti, of North America and eastern Asia.Elk may also refer to:Other antlered mammals:...
(Cervus canadensis|C. canadensis) - Thamin (C. eldii)
- Philippine SambarPhilippine SambarThe Philippine Deer , also known as the Philippine Sambar, is a vulnerable species of deer found in forest and grassland on most larger islands in the Philippines, although its range is increasingly fragmented because of habitat loss and hunting...
(C. mariannus) - Sika DeerSika DeerThe Sika Deer, Cervus nippon, also known as the Spotted Deer or the Japanese Deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to various other parts of the world...
(C. nippon) - Rusa DeerRusa DeerThe Javan Rusa or Sunda Sambar is a deer native to the islands of Java, Bali and Timor in Indonesia...
(C. timorensis) - Sambar DeerSambar DeerThe Sambar ' is a large deer native to southern and southeast Asia. Although it primarily refers to R. unicolor, the name "Sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine Deer and the Rusa Deer...
(C. unicolor)
- Genus Elaphurus
- Père David's DeerPère David's DeerPère David's Deer, Elaphurus davidianus, also known as the Milu , is a species of deer known only in captivity. It prefers marshland, and is believed to be native to the subtropics of China. It grazes on a mixture of grass and water plants. It is the only extant member of the genus Elaphurus...
(E. davidianus)
- Père David's Deer
- Genus Axis
- ChitalChitalThe chital or cheetal , also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and in small numbers in Pakistan...
(A. axis) - Calamian DeerCalamian DeerThe Calamian Deer, Hyelaphus calamianensis, also known as Calamian Hog Deer, is an endangered species of deer found only in the Calamian Group of Islands of Palawan province of the Philippines...
(A. calamianensis) - Bawean DeerBawean DeerThe Bawean deer, Hyelaphus kuhlii, also known as Kuhl's hog deer or Bawean hog deer, is a highly threatened species of deer found only in the island of Bawean in Indonesia....
(A. kuhlii) - Hog DeerHog DeerThe Hog Deer is a small deer whose habitat ranges from Pakistan, through northern India, to mainland southeast Asia...
(A. porcinus)
- Chital
- Genus DamaDamaDama is a village in southern Syria, in As Suwaydā' Governorate. It is located in the heart of the Lejah lava plateau, 29 km north west of the city of As Suwayda....
- Fallow DeerFallow DeerThe Fallow Deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. This common species is native to western Eurasia, but has been introduced widely elsewhere. It often includes the rarer Persian Fallow Deer as a subspecies , while others treat it as an entirely different species The Fallow...
(D. dama) - Persian Fallow DeerPersian fallow deerThe Persian Fallow Deer is a rare ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. Its taxonomic status is disputed, with some maintaining it as a subspecies of the Fallow Deer, while other treat it as a separate species, Dama mesopotamica.-Description:Persian fallow deer are bigger than Fallow...
(D. mesopotamica)
- Fallow Deer
- Genus Cervus
- Subfamily Hydropotinae
- Genus Hydropotes
- Chinese Water Deer (H. inermis)
- Genus Hydropotes
- Subfamily Muntiacinae
- Genus Elaphodus
- Tufted DeerTufted DeerThe Tufted Deer is a small species of deer characterized by its prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead. It is a close relative of the muntjac, living somewhat further north over a wide area of central China and northeastern Myanmar. Although suffering from overhunting and habitat loss, this...
(E. cephalophus)
- Tufted Deer
- Genus Muntiacus
- Bornean Yellow MuntjacBornean yellow muntjacThe Bornean yellow muntjac is restricted to the moist forests of Borneo where it lives alongside the common muntjac. It is similar to its much more common cousin and was only recently recognised as a separate species. Apart from the color difference, its antlers, which are just in length, are...
(M. atherodes) - Black Muntjac (M. crinifrons)
- Fea's MuntjacFea's muntjacThe Fea's Muntjac or Tenasserim muntjac is a rare species of muntjac native to People's Republic of China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam...
(M. feae) - Gongshan MuntjacGongshan muntjacThe Gongshan muntjac was recently identified by Chinese scientists as a new species of muntjac, a type of deer, living in the Gongshan mountains in northwestern Yunnan, southeast Tibet and northern Myanmar...
(M. gongshanensis) - Indian MuntjacIndian MuntjacThe Common Muntjac , also called the Red Muntjac, Indian Muntjac or Barking deer is the most numerous muntjac deer species. It has soft, short, brownish or greyish hair, sometimes with creamy markings. This species is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, shoots, seeds, birds' eggs as well as small...
(M. muntjak) - Leaf MuntjacLeaf muntjacThe leaf muntjac, leaf deer or Putao muntjac is a small species of muntjac. It was discovered in 1997 by biologist Alan Rabinowitz during his field study in the isolated Naungmung Township in Myanmar...
(M. putaoensis) - Reeves' Muntjac (M. reevesi)
- Roosevelt's MuntjacRoosevelt's muntjacA single specimen of the Roosevelt's Muntjac or Roosevelt's barking deer was presented to the Field Museum in 1929 following a hunting expedition led by Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt. The specimen is slightly smaller than the common muntjac and DNA testing has shown it to be distinct from...
(M. rooseveltorum) - Truong Son MuntjacTruong Son muntjacTruong Son Muntjac or Annamite Muntjac is a species of muntjac deer. It is one of the smallest muntjac species, at about 15 kg, half the size of the Indian Muntjac...
(M. truongsonensis) - Giant MuntjacGiant muntjacThe Giant Muntjac sometimes referred to as the Large-Antlered Muntjac is a species of muntjac deer. It is the largest muntjac species and was discovered in 1994 in Vu Quang, Ha Tinh province of Vietnam and in central Laos...
(M. vuquangensis)
- Bornean Yellow Muntjac
- Genus Elaphodus
- Subfamily CapreolinaeCapreolinaeCapreolinae, also known as Odocoileinae or the New World deer , is a subfamily of deer...
- Genus Alces
- MooseMooseThe moose or Eurasian elk is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic configuration...
(A. alces)
- Moose
- Genus Blastocerus
- Marsh DeerMarsh DeerThe Marsh Deer, Blastocerus dichotomus , is the largest deer species from South America reaching a length of and a height of at the rump. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay...
(B. dichotomus)
- Marsh Deer
- Genus CapreolusCapreolusCapreolus is a genus of deer with at least two extant species:* Capreolus capreolus * Capreolus pygargus...
- Roe DeerRoe DeerThe European Roe Deer , also known as the Western Roe Deer, chevreuil or just Roe Deer, is a Eurasian species of deer. It is relatively small, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. Roe Deer are widespread in Western Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, and from...
(C. capreolus)
- Roe Deer
- Genus Hippocamelus
- Peruvian Guemul (H. antisensis)
- Chilean Huemul (H. bisulcus)
- Genus MazamaMazamaMazama may refer to:* Mazama, Washington , a small village nestled in the Methow Valley in the eastern part of Washington* Mazama, the genus name of the Brocket deer...
- Red BrocketRed BrocketThe Red Brocket , is a species of brocket deer from forests in South America, ranging from northern Argentina to Colombia and the Guianas...
(M. americana) - Merioa Brocket (M. bricenii)
- Dwarf BrocketDwarf BrocketThe Dwarf Brocket , or Chunyi, is a small species of deer native to the Andean highlands in western Bolivia and south-eastern Peru, where found in forest and páramo. Its pelage is redddish-brown with dark grey foreparts and neck. The underparts are lighter brown, and the muzzle short and thick...
(M. chunyi) - Grey Brocket (M. gouazoubira)
- Pygmy BrocketPygmy BrocketThe Pygmy Brocket, Mazama nana, is a brocket deer species from South America. It is found in Argentina, southern Brazil and Paraguay. It is a small deer with short legs, weighing . It is reddish-brown in color....
(M. nana) - Yucatan Brown BrocketYucatan Brown BrocketThe Yucatan Brown Brocket is a small species of deer native to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. While it is found in humid tropical forest like most other brocket deer, the Yucatan Brown Brocket also ranges across arid, relatively open habitats...
(M. pandora) - Little Red BrocketLittle Red BrocketThe Little Red Brocket , also known as the Ecuador Red Brocket, is a small, little-studied deer native to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru, where found in forest and páramo at altitudes between . It is one of the smallest brocket deer. The coat is reddish, and the legs and crown are...
(M. rufina)
- Red Brocket
- Genus OdocoileusOdocoileusOdocoileus is a genus of medium-sized deer containing two species native to the Americas. The name is sometimes spelt odocoeleus; it is from a contraction of the roots odonto- and coelus meaning "hollow-tooth".-Species:...
- Mule DeerMule DeerThe mule deer is a deer indigenous to western North America. The Mule Deer gets its name from its large mule-like ears. There are believed to be several subspecies, including the black-tailed deer...
(O. hemionus) - White-tailed DeerWhite-tailed DeerThe white-tailed deer , also known as the Virginia deer or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States , Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru...
(O. virginianus)
- Mule Deer
- Genus Ozotoceros
- Pampas DeerPampas DeerPampas deer, Ozotoceros bezoarticus, live in the grasslands of South America at low elevations. They are also known as Venado or Gama. Their habitat includes water and hills, often with winter drought, and grass that is high enough to cover a standing deer...
(O. bezoarticus)
- Pampas Deer
- Genus PuduPuduPudu may refer to:*Pudú, a genus of small deer;*Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, a town;* Pudu , a Buddhist monk in Yuan China, native of Danyang, Zhenjiang. Follower of Mao Ziyuan, propagator of the orthodoxy in the White Lotus teaching....
- Northern Pudú (P. mephistophiles)
- Southern Pudú (P. pudu)
- Genus RangiferRangiferRangifer may refer to:* Rangifer , generic name of the scientific name of Reindeer* Rangifer ; a scientific journal about reindeer husbandry research* Rangifer ; the Reindeer, an obsolete constellation...
- ReindeerReindeerThe reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one has already gone extinct.Reindeer vary considerably in color and size...
(R. tarandus)
- Reindeer
- Genus Alces
- Subfamily Cervinae
- Family Antilocapridae
- Genus Antilocapra
- PronghornPronghornThe pronghorn is a species of artiodactyl mammal endemic to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the prong buck, pronghorn antelope, or simply antelope, as it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and...
(A. americana)
- Pronghorn
- Genus Antilocapra
- Family Bovidae
- Subfamily AlcelaphinaeAlcelaphinaeThe subfamily Alcelaphinae contains Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Bonteboks and several similar species. All in all it contains 10 species in 4 genera, although Beatragus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Damaliscus, and Sigmoceros for the Lichtenstein's Hartebeest.* Family Bovidae** Subfamily...
- Genus AlcelaphusAlcelaphusAlcelaphus is a genus of antelope. It contains the Hartebeest, Red Hartebeest and Lichtenstein's Hartebeest....
- HartebeestHartebeestThe hartebeest is a grassland antelope found in West Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa. It is one of the three species classified in the genus Alcelaphus....
(A. buselapgus)
- Hartebeest
- Genus Connochaetes
- Black WildebeestBlack WildebeestThe Black Wildebeest or White-tailed Gnu is one of two wildebeest species. The natural populations of this species, endemic to the southern part of Africa, have been almost completely exterminated, but the species has been reintroduced widely, both in private areas and nature reserves throughout...
(C. gnou) - Blue WildebeestBlue WildebeestThe Blue Wildebeest , also called the Common Wildebeest, is a large antelope and one of two species of wildebeest. It grows to 115–145 cm shoulder height and attains a body mass of 168–274 kg. They range the open plains, bushveld and dry woodlands of Southern and East Africa, living for...
(C. taurinus)
- Black Wildebeest
- Genus DamaliscusDamaliscusDamaliscus, known as sassabies is a genus of antelope with just four species in the family Bovidae, subfamily Alcelaphinae found in Africa....
- TopiTopiThe Tsessebe , is one of five subspecies in the binomial class D. lunatus. The other subspecies include Korrigum , Tiang , Coastal Topi , and Topi . Tesessebe are found primarily in Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa...
(D. lunatus) - BontebokBontebokThe Bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa and Lesotho. The Bontebok has two subspecies; the endangered Bontebok , occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the Blesbok occurring in the highveld.The Bontebok stands 80 to 100 cm at the shoulder and...
(D. pygargus)
- Topi
- Genus Beatragus
- HirolaHirolaThe Hirola is an antelope species found in arid grassy plains in a pocket on the border between Kenya and Somalia. It's the only member of the genus Beatragus.Hirola are known as the "four-eyed antelope," due to their large preorbital glands...
(B. hunteri)
- Hirola
- Genus Sigmoceros
- Lichtenstein's HartebeestLichtenstein's HartebeestLichtenstein's Hartebeest is a savannah and floodplain dwelling antelope found in southern Central Africa. By some this species is classified as Sigmoceros lichtensteinii....
(S. lichtensteinii)
- Lichtenstein's Hartebeest
- Genus Alcelaphus
- Subfamily AntilopinaeAntilopinaeAntilopinae is a subfamily of Bovidae. The gazelles, blackbucks, springboks, gerenuks, dibatags and Central Asian gazelles are often referred to as "True Antelopes" and are usually the sole representatives of the Antilopinae...
- Genus Ammodorcas
- DibatagDibatagThe dibatag , or Clarke's gazelle, is an antelope found in the sandy grasslands of Ethiopia and Somalia. Not a true gazelle, it is similarly marked, with a long, furry black tail which is raised in flight...
(A. clarkei)
- Dibatag
- Genus Antidorcas
- SpringbokSpringbok AntelopeThe springbok is a medium-sized brown and white gazelle that stands about high. Springbok males weigh between and the females between...
(A. marsupialis)
- Springbok
- Genus AntilopeAntilopeAntilope is a genus of antelope in the subfamily Antilopinae that contains a single living species, the blackbuck and fossil species such as Antilope subtorta, Antilope planicornis, and Antilope intermedius....
- BlackbuckBlackbuckBlackbuck is a species of antelope native to the Indian subcontinent. Their range decreased sharply during the 20th century. Since 2003, the IUCN lists the species as near threatened....
(A. cervicapra)
- Blackbuck
- Genus Dorcatragus
- BeiraBeira (antelope)The Beira is a small antelope that inhabits arid regions of Somalia, Djibouti, and eastern Ethiopia.The Beira stands high at the shoulder and weighs between . It has a coarse, red-grey coat with a yellow-red face. It has long, ears and the males of the species have short, straight horns...
(D. megalotis)
- Beira
- Genus Gazella
- ChinkaraChinkaraThe Chinkara is a species of gazelle found in south Asia.-Habitat and Distribution:It lives in grasslands and desert areas in India, Bangladesh and parts of Iran and Pakistan...
(G. bennetti) - Cuvier's GazelleCuvier's GazelleCuvier's Gazelle is a species of gazelle found in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. It is also known as the Edmi. It is one of the darkest species of gazelle in coloring, due to its partial woodland habitat. It is sometimes placed in a separate genus, Trachelocele, from other gazelles, together with...
(G. cuveieri) - Dama GazelleDama GazelleThe Dama Gazelle is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa in the Sahara desert and migrates south in search of food during the dry season. Their habitat includes open steppes, bushy, grassy steppes, semi-desert, and deserts, while their diet includes grasses, leaves, shoots, fruit, and...
(G. dama) - Dorcas GazelleDorcas GazelleThe Dorcas Gazelle , also known as the Ariel Gazelle, is a small and common gazelle. The Dorcas Gazelle stands approximately 55-65 cm . Dorcas gazelle have a head and body length of 90-110 cm and a weight of 15-20 kg...
(G. dorcas) - Mountain GazelleMountain GazelleThe mountain gazelle is a species of gazelle that is widely but unevenly distributed across the Arabian Peninsula. It inhabits mountains, foothills and coastal plains. Its range coincides closely with that of the acacia trees that grow in these areas. It is mainly a grazing species, though this...
(G. gazella) - Grant's GazelleGrant's GazelleThe Grant's gazelle is a species of gazelle. Its populations are distributed from northern Tanzania to southern Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria. Its Swahili name is Swala Granti.-Taxonomy and genetics:...
(G. granti) - Rhim GazelleRhim GazelleThe rhim gazelle , also known as the slender-horned gazelle or sand gazelle, is a slender-horned gazelle, most adapted to desert life. There are fewer than 2500 in the wild.-Description:...
(G. leptoceros) - Red-fronted GazelleRed-fronted GazelleThe Red-fronted gazelle is a species of gazelle that is widely but unevenly distributed across the middle Africa from Senegal to north-eastern Ethiopia. It is mainly resident in the Sahel zone, a narrow cross-Africa band south of the Sahara, where it prefers arid grasslands, wooded savannas and...
(G. rufifrons) - Saudi GazelleSaudi GazelleThe Saudi Gazelle, Gazella saudiya, is an extinct species of gazelle that was once found in the Arabian peninsula. It is extinct due to hunting by humans of its native lands....
(G. saudiya) - Soemmerring's GazelleSoemmerring's GazelleSoemmerring's Gazelle is a gazelle that lives in eastern Africa.-Subspecies:* Somali Soemmerring Gazelle Nanger soemmeringii berberana...
(G. soemmerringii) - Speke's GazelleSpeke's GazelleSpeke's Gazelle is the smallest of the gazelle species. It is confined to the horn of Africa where it inhabits stony brush, grass steppes, and semi deserts . This species has been sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the dorcas gazelle though this is now widely disregarded...
(G. spekei) - Goitered GazelleGoitered GazelleThe Goitered, Black-tailed or Persian gazelle is a gazelle found in the north part of Azerbaijan, in a large area of central Asia, including part of Iran and southern west Pakistan in the western end of the range, as well as the Gobi desert...
(G subgutturosa) - Thomson's GazelleThomson's GazelleThe Thomson's gazelle is one of the best-known gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and, as a result, is sometimes referred to as a "tommie"...
(G. thomsoni)
- Chinkara
- Genus Litocranius
- GerenukGerenukThe Gerenuk , also known as the Waller's Gazelle, is a long-necked species of antelope found in dry bushy scrub and steppe in East Africa, from Somalia and eastern Ethiopia through northern and eastern Kenya to northeastern Tanzania...
(L. walleri)
- Gerenuk
- Genus Madoqua
- Günther's Dik-dikGünther's Dik-dikGünther's Dik-dik is a small antelope found in East Africa. It weighs up to 3–5 kg when full grown. It has a yellowish gray to reddish brown coat. It has a short tail and horn ....
(M. guntheri) - Kirk's Dik-dikKirk's Dik-dikKirk's Dik-dik is a small antelope found in eastern and southwestern Africa. It grows to in length and weighs up to when full grown. It has a reddish-brown head and a tail that is long....
(M. kirkii) - Silver Dik-dikSilver Dik-dikThe Silver Dik-dik is a small antelope found in low, dense thickets along the southeastern coast of Somalia and in Acacia-Commiphora bushland in the Shebelle Valley in southeastern Ethiopia. It is the smallest species of dik-dik with a length of , a height of and a weight of...
(M. piacentinii) - Salt's Dik-dikSalt's Dik-dikSalt's Dik-dik is a small antelope found in semi-desert vegetation, bushland and thickets in the Horn of Africa, but marginally also northern Kenya and eastern Sudan.- Description :...
(M. saltiana)
- Günther's Dik-dik
- Genus NeotragusNeotragusNeotragus is a genus of antelope. The three species are native animals of Africa....
- Bates's Pygmy AntelopeBates's Pygmy AntelopeBates's Pygmy Antelope —also known as the Dwarf Antelope, Pygmy Antelope or Bates' Dwarf Antelope—is a very small antelope live in the moist forest and brush of Central and West Africa. It is in the same genus as the suni and the royal antelope.Adult antelope weigh about , long, with a tail length...
(N. batesi) - SuniSuniSuni is a very small species of antelope. It occurs in south-east Africa in dense underbrush.Suni are around 12-17 inches high at the shoulder and weigh 10-12 pounds . They are usually reddish brown, darker on their back than their sides and legs. The belly, chin, throat and insides of legs are...
(N. moschatus) - Royal AntelopeRoyal AntelopeThe Royal Antelope is a West African antelope, only 25–30 cm high at the shoulder and weighing only 3.2–3.6 kg — it is the smallest of all antelopes. Their calves are small enough to fit into the average person's open hand...
(N. pygmaeus)
- Bates's Pygmy Antelope
- Genus Oreotragus
- KlipspringerKlipspringerThe Klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus, is a small species of African antelope.-Name:The word klipspringer literally means "rock jumper" in Afrikaans/Dutch...
(O. Oreotragus)
- Klipspringer
- Genus Ourebia
- OribiOribiOribi are graceful slender-legged, long-necked small antelope found in grassland almost throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.-Description:...
(O. ourebia)
- Oribi
- Genus Pantholops
- Tibetan AntelopeTibetan antelopeThe Tibetan antelope or chiru is a medium-sized bovid which is about in height at the shoulder. It is the sole species in the genus Pantholops and is placed in its own subfamily, Pantholopinae...
(P. hodgsonii)
- Tibetan Antelope
- Genus ProcapraProcapraProcapra refers to a genus of Asian gazelles. It includes three living species:*Mongolian Gazelle Procapra gutturosa*Tibetan Gazelle Procapra picticaudata*Przewalski's Gazelle Procapra przewalskii...
- ZerenZerenThe Mongolian gazelle , or Zeren, is a medium-sized antelope native to the semi-arid Central Asian steppes of Mongolia, as well as some parts of Siberia and China. The name zeren is Russian corruption of the Mongolian language name of zeer.In the summer its coat is light brown with pinkish tones,...
(P. gutturosa) - Goa (antelope)GoaGoa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
(P. picticaudata) - Przewalski's GazellePrzewalski's GazellePrzewalski's Gazelle is a member of the Bovidae family and, in the wild, is found only in China. Once widespread, its range has declined to six populations near Qinghai Lake. The Przewalski's Gazelle was named after Nikolai Przhevalsky, a Russian explorer who collected a specimen and brought it...
(P. przewalskii)
- Zeren
- Genus RaphicerusRaphicerusRaphicerus is a genus of small antelopes of the Tribe Neotragini .Raphicerus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Kenya in the north to the Western Cape in South Africa.The genus contains three species:...
- SteenbokSteenbokThe Steenbok, Raphicerus campestris, is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It is sometimes known as the Steinbuck or Steinbok.- Description :...
(R. campestris) - Cape Grysbok (R. melanotis)
- Sharpe's Grysbok (R. sharpei)
- Steenbok
- Genus Saiga
- Saiga (S. tatarica)
- Genus Ammodorcas
- Subfamily BovinaeBovinaeThe biological subfamily Bovinae includes a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large sized ungulates, including domestic cattle, the bison, African buffalo, the water buffalo, the yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes...
- Genus BisonBisonMembers of the genus Bison are large, even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Two extant and four extinct species are recognized...
- American BisonAmerican BisonThe American bison , also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds...
(B. bison) - WisentWisentThe wisent , Bison bonasus, also known as the European bison or European wood bison, is a species of Eurasian bison. It is the heaviest surviving land animal in Europe; a typical wisent is about long, not counting a tail of long, and tall. Weight typically can range from , with an occasional big...
(B. bonasus)
- American Bison
- Genus BosBosBos is the genus of wild and domestic cattle. Bos can be divided into four subgenera: Bos, Bibos, Novibos, and Poephagus, but these divisions are controversial. The genus has five extant species...
- BantengBantengThe banteng , also known as tembadau, is a species of wild cattle found in Southeast Asia.Banteng have been domesticated in several places in Southeast Asia, and there are around 1.5 million domestic banteng, which are called Bali cattle. These animals are used as working animals and for their meat...
(B. javanicus) - GaurGaurThe gaur , also called Indian bison, is a large bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986 as the population decline in parts of the species' range is likely to be well over 70% over the last three generations...
(B. gaurus) - GayalGayalGayal or mithun is the domestic gaur, probably a gaur-cattle hybrid breed.-Taxonomy:In his first description of 1804, Aylmer Bourke Lambert applied the binomial Bos frontalis to a domestic specimen probably from Chittagong....
(B. frontalis) - YakYakThe yak, Bos grunniens or Bos mutus, is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia. In addition to a large domestic population, there is a small, vulnerable wild yak population...
(B. grunniens) - Domestic Cattle (B. taurus)
- KoupreyKoupreyA kouprey , is a wild, forest-dwelling ox found mainly in northern Cambodia, but also believed to exist in southern Laos, western Vietnam, and eastern Thailand. It was discovered in 1937.Koupreys are very large ungulates, and can approach similar sizes to the wild Asian water buffalo...
(B. sauveli)
- Banteng
- Genus Boselaphus
- NilgaiNilgaiThe nilgai , sometimes called nilgau, is an antelope, and is one of the most commonly seen wild animals of central and northern India and eastern Pakistan; it is also present in parts of southern Nepal. The mature males appear ox-like and are also known as blue bulls...
(B. tragocamelus)
- Nilgai
- Genus BubalusBubalusBubalus is a genus of bovines, whose English name is buffalo. Species that belong to this genus are:* Subgenus Bubalus** Water Buffalo, Bubalus bubalis*** Carabao, Bubalus bubalis carabanesis...
- Water BuffaloWater BuffaloThe water buffalo or domestic Asian water buffalo is a large bovine animal, frequently used as livestock in southern Asia, and also widely in South America, southern Europe, northern Africa, and elsewhere....
(B. bubalis) - Lowland Anoa (B. depressicornis)
- Mountain Anoa (B. quarlesi)
- TamarawTamarawThe Tamaraw or Mindoro Dwarf Buffalo is a small, hoofed mammal belonging to the family Bovidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines and is the only endemic Philippine bovine. It is believed, however, to have once also thrived on the greater island of Luzon...
(B. mindorensis)
- Water Buffalo
- Genus Pseudonovibos
- Kting VoarKting VoarThe Kting Voar, also known as the Khting Vor, Linh Dương, or Snake-eating Cow is a bovid mammal reputed to exist in Cambodia and Vietnam.- Characteristics :...
(P. spiralis)
- Kting Voar
- Genus Pseudoryx
- SaolaSaolaThe Saola, Vu Quang ox or Asian unicorn, also, infrequently, Vu Quang bovid , one of the world's rarest mammals, is a forest-dwelling bovine found only in the Annamite Range of Vietnam and Laos...
(P. nghetinhensis)
- Saola
- Genus Syncerus
- African BuffaloAfrican BuffaloThe African buffalo, affalo, nyati, Mbogo or Cape buffalo is a large African bovine. It is not closely related to the slightly larger wild Asian water buffalo, but its ancestry remains unclear...
(S. caffer)
- African Buffalo
- Genus Tetracerus
- Four-horned AntelopeFour-horned AntelopeThe Four-horned Antelope , or Chousingha, is a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Tetracerus.-Description:...
(T. quadricornis)
- Four-horned Antelope
- Genus TragelaphusTragelaphusThe genus Tragelaphus contains several species of bovine, all of which are relatively antelope-like. Species in this genus tend to be large sized, lightly built, have long necks and considerable sexual dimorphism. The Common Eland was once classified in this genus as T. oryz...
- SitatungaSitatungaThe situtunga or marshbuck is a swamp-dwelling antelope found throughout Central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon and parts of Southern Sudan as well as in Ghana, Botswana, Zambia, Gabon, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.-Description:Situtunga stand about one and a...
(T. spekeii) - NyalaNyalaThe Nyala is a Southern African antelope. It is a spiral-horned dense-forest antelope that is uncomfortable in open spaces and is most often seen at water holes. Nyalas live alone or in small family groups of up to 10 individuals.The male stands up to 110 cm , the female is up to 90 cm ...
(T. angasii) - BushbuckBushbuckThe bushbuck is the most widespread antelope in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is found in rain forests, montane forests, forest-savanna mosaics and bush savannaforest and woodland. Recently, genetic studies have shown that the bushbuck, is in fact a complex of two geographically and phenotypically...
(T. scriptus) - Mountain NyalaMountain NyalaThe Mountain Nyala found in Oromia, Ethiopia as gadumsa, is an antelope found in high altitude woodland in a small part of central Ethiopia...
(T. buxtoni) - Lesser KuduLesser KuduThe lesser kudu is a forest antelope found in East Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. The southern lesser kudu is a subspecies found in Kenya and Tanzania....
(T. imberbis) - Greater KuduGreater KuduThe Greater Kudu is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and hunting....
(T. eurycerus)
- Sitatunga
- Genus TaurotragusTaurotragusTaurotragus, commonly called Eland, is a genus of antelopes of the African savannah, containing two species: the Common Eland and the Giant Eland...
- Common ElandCommon ElandThe common eland , also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. It is the largest antelope in the African continent...
(T. oryx) - Giant ElandGiant ElandThe giant eland is an open forest savannah antelope. It is found in Central African Republic, South Sudan, Cameroon and Senegal. There are two subspecies: the endangered T. d. derbianus, found in Senegal's Niokolo-Koba National Park, and the low risk T. d...
(T. derbianus)
- Common Eland
- Genus Bison
- Subfamily Caprinae
- Genus Ammotragus
- Barbary SheepBarbary sheepThe Barbary Sheep is a species of caprid native to rocky mountains in North Africa. Six subspecies have been described. Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe and elsewhere...
(A. lervia)
- Barbary Sheep
- Genus Budorcas
- TakinTakinThe Takin , also called cattle chamois or gnu goat, is a goat-antelope found in the Eastern Himalayas. There are four subspecies: B. taxicolor taxicolor, the Mishmi Takin; B. taxicolor bedfordi, the Shanxi or Golden Takin; B. taxicolor tibetana, the Tibetan or Sichuan Takin; and B. taxicolor...
(B. taxicolor)
- Takin
- Genus CapraCapra (genus)Capra is a genus of mammals, the goats or wild goats, composed of up to nine species including the wild goat, the markhor and several species known as ibex....
- Wild GoatWild GoatThe wild goat is a widespread species of goat, with a distribution ranging from Europe and Asia Minor to central Asia and the Middle East. It is the ancestor of the domestic goat.-Social structure:...
(C. aegagrus) - West Caucasian TurWest Caucasian TurThe West Caucasian tur is a mountain dwelling goat antelope found only in the western half of the Caucasus Mountain range....
(C. caucasica) - East Caucasian TurEast Caucasian TurThe East Caucasian tur is a mountain dwelling goat antelope found only in the eastern half of the Caucasus Mountains....
(C. cylindricornis) - MarkhorMarkhorThe Markhor is a large species of wild goat that is found in northeastern Afghanistan, Pakistan , India, southern Tajikistan and southern Uzbekistan...
(C. falconeri) - Alpine IbexAlpine IbexThe Alpine ibex, , is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. In its habitat region, the species is known as bouquetin , steinbock , and stambecco ....
(C. ibex) - Nubian IbexNubian IbexThe Nubian ibex is a desert-dwelling goat species found in mountainous areas of Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, Ethiopia, Yemen, Sudan, and Pakistan. It is generally considered to be a subspecies of Alpine ibex, but is sometimes considered specifically distinct...
(C. nubiana) - Spanish IbexSpanish ibexThe Iberian ibex, Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat, or Iberian wild goat is a species of ibex with four subspecies. Of these, two can still be found on the Iberian Peninsula, but the remaining two are now extinct. The Portuguese subspecies became extinct in 1892 and the Pyrenean subspecies became...
(C. pyrenaica) - Siberian IbexSiberian IbexThe Siberian Ibex or Common ibex is a species of ibex that lives in central and northern Asia. It has traditionally been treated as a subspecies of the Alpine Ibex, and whether it is specifically distinct from other ibex is still not entirely clear...
(C. sibirica) - Walia IbexWalia IbexThe walia ibex is a species of ibex that is endangered. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Alpine Ibex...
(Capra walie)
- Wild Goat
- Genus Nilgiritragus
- Nilgiri TahrNilgiri TahrThe Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiritragus hylocrius, known locally as the Nilgiri Ibex or simply Ibex, is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India. It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu...
(N. hylocrius)
- Nilgiri Tahr
- Genus Arabitragus
- Arabian TahrArabian TahrThe Arabian tahr is a species of tahr native to Arabia. Until recently, it was placed in the genus Hemitragus, but genetic evidence supports its removal to separate monotypic genus....
(A. jayakari)
- Arabian Tahr
- Genus Hemitragus
- Himalayan TahrHimalayan TahrThe Himalayan Tahr or Common Thar is a large ungulate related to the wild goat.-Habitat:...
(H. jemlahicus)
- Himalayan Tahr
- Genus NemorhaedusNemorhaedusThe gorals are four species in the genus Nemorhaedus or Naemorhedus. They are small ungulates with a goat-like or antelope-like appearance....
- Grey Goral (N. goral)
- Chinese GoralChinese GoralThe Chinese Goral is a species of goral distributed through Burma, China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Laos.- References :* on Mammal Species of the World...
(N. caudatus) - Red GoralRed GoralThe Red Goral is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Bovidae family. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.The red goral is a bright foxy-red...
(N. baileyi)
- Genus OreamnosOreamnosOreamnos is a genus of North American caprines. The Mountain goat is the only living species. Until the end of the Pleistocene another species, Oreamnos harringtoni, was distributed to the south of the recent form....
- Rocky Mountain Goat (O. americanus)
- Genus Ovibos
- Musk OxMusk OxThe muskox is an Arctic mammal of the family Bovidae, noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted by males, from which its name derives. This musky odor is used to attract females during mating season...
(O. moschatus)
- Musk Ox
- Genus OvisOvisOvis is a genus of mammals, part of the goat-antelope subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae. Its five or more highly gregarious species are known as sheep...
- ArgaliArgaliThe argali, or the mountain sheep is a wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia . It is the biggest wild sheep, standing at the shoulder, measuring long and weighing , with a maximum known weight of...
(O. ammon) - Domestic SheepDomestic sheepSheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries...
(O. aries) - American Bighorn Sheep (O. canadensis)
- Dall SheepDall SheepThe Dall sheep , Ovis dalli, is a species of sheep native to northwestern North America, ranging from white to slate brown in color and having curved yellowish brown horns...
/Thinhorn Sheep (O. dalli) - European Mouflon (O. musimon)
- Snow SheepSnow sheepThe snow sheep , or Siberian bighorn sheep, is a species of sheep, which comes from the mountainous areas in the northeast of Siberia. One subspecies, the Putorana Snow Sheep lives isolated from the other forms in the Putoran mountains...
(O. nivicola) - UrialUrialThe Urial , also known as the Arkars or Shapo, is a subspecies group of the wild sheep Ovis orientalis. Noticeable features are the reddish-brown long fur that fades during winter; males are characterized by a black ruff stretching from the neck to the chest and large horns. It is found in western...
(O. orientalis)
- Argali
- Genus PseudoisPseudoisPseudois is a genus in the subfamily Caprinae comprising two species, the Bharal and the Dwarf Blue Sheep . Both species in the genus are variously known as blue sheep, the Bharal's alternate name being the Himalayan blue sheep....
- BharalBharalThe bharal or Himalayan blue sheep or naur, Pseudois nayaur, is a caprid found in the high Himalayas of Nepal, Tibet, China, India, Pakistan, and Bhutan...
/Himalayan Blue Sheep (P. nayaur) - Dwarf Blue SheepDwarf Blue SheepThe dwarf blue sheep or dwarf bharal Pseudois schaeferi is an endangered species of caprid found in China Proper and Tibet. It inhabits low, arid, grassy slopes of the upper Yangtze gorge in Batang County of the Sichuan Province, and a small part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, where it is known by...
(P. shaeferi)
- Bharal
- Genus RupicapraRupicapraRupicapra is a genus of the family Bovidae , which contains two species:*Chamois *Pyrenean Chamois .-External links and references:...
- Pyrenean ChamoisPyrenean ChamoisThe Pyrenean Chamois , Rupicapra pyrenaica, is a goat antelope that lives in the Pyrenees, Cantabrian Mountains and Apennine Mountains...
(R. pyrenaica) - ChamoisChamoisThe chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand...
(R. rupicapra)
- Pyrenean Chamois
- Genus Ammotragus
- Subfamily Cephalophinae
- Genus Cephalophus
- Abbott's DuikerAbbott's DuikerAbbott's Duiker is a large forest dwelling Duiker found only in a couple of scattered enclaves in Tanzania. It is believed by some to be a subspecies of the Yellow-backed Duiker...
(C. spadix) - Ader's DuikerAder's DuikerThe Aders' Duiker , also known as Nunga in Swahili, Kunga marara in Kipokomo, and Harake in Giriama), is a small forest dwelling Duiker found only on Zanzibar and in a small coastal enclave in Kenya. It is also critically endangered...
(C. adersi) - Bay DuikerBay DuikerThe Bay Duiker is a forest dwelling Duiker found in Gabon, southern Cameroon and northern Congo as well as Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the southern parts of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Benin...
(C. dorsalis) - Black DuikerBlack DuikerBlack duiker is a forest dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin and Nigeria....
(C. niger) - Black-fronted DuikerBlack-fronted DuikerThe Black-fronted Duiker , is a small antelope found in central and west-central Africa. It averages and a shoulder height of . It has been found as far south as northern Angola.-External links:*wildaboutyou.com -...
(C. nigrifrons) - Blue DuikerBlue DuikerBlue Duiker is a small forest dwelling duiker found in the Central Africa and southern South Africa.Blue Duikers stand around 35 centimetres tall at the shoulder and weigh 4 kilograms.They are the smallest of the antelope family. Blue Duikers have a brown coat with a slight blue tinge – hence...
(C. monticola) - Harvey's DuikerHarvey's DuikerHarvey's Red Duiker is one of 19 species of duiker found in Tanzania and scattered through Kenya, southern Somalia, and, possibly, central Ethiopia....
(C. harveyi) - Jentink's DuikerJentink's DuikerJentink's Duiker, Cephalophus jentinki, also known as Gidi-Gidi in Krio and Kaikulowulei in Mende, is a forest-dwelling duiker found in the southern parts of Liberia, south-western Côte d'Ivoire, and scattered enclaves in Sierra Leone...
(C. jentinki) - Maxwell's DuikerMaxwell's DuikerMaxwell's Duiker , is a small antelope found in western Africa.They grow to 30 inches in length with a typical shoulder height of 14.5–16 inches and weigh around 11 pounds . Its coat is either grey-brown or grey, with a white underbelly and white markings on its face...
(C. maxwellii) - Natal Duiker/Red Forest Duiker (C. natalensis)
- Ogilby's DuikerOgilby's DuikerOgilby's Duiker , is a small antelope found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, southeastern Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea's Bioko Island, and, possibly, Gabon...
(C. ogilbyi) - Peters's DuikerPeters's DuikerPeter's Duiker , is a small antelope found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon and northern Republic of Congo....
(C. callipygus) - Red-flanked DuikerRed-flanked DuikerThe Red-flanked Duiker , is a tiny antelope found in western and central Africa.Red-flanked Duikers grow to almost 15 inches in height and weigh up to 31 pounds...
(C. rufilatus) - Ruwenzori DuikerRuwenzori DuikerThe Ruwenzori Duiker or Ruwenzori Red Duiker , is a stocky but small antelope found only in the Ruwenzori Mountains between Uganda and, probably, Democratic Republic of Congo. They may be a sub-species of the Black-fronted Duiker or the Red-flanked Duiker.The Ruwenzori Duiker weighs about 15...
(C. rubidus) - Weyns's DuikerWeyns's DuikerWeyns Duiker , is a tiny antelope found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and western Kenya. It is sometimes spelled "Weyn's", or as "Weyns' Duiker"....
(C. weynsi) - White-bellied DuikerWhite-bellied DuikerThe White-bellied Duiker is a duiker found in central Africa. Little is known on the ecology of the species, and only some information on habitat and diet is available....
(C. leucogaster) - Yellow-backed DuikerYellow-backed DuikerThe Yellow-backed Duiker , is an antelope found in central and western Africa. They have the widest range of any duiker in the genus Cephalophus....
(C. silvicultor) - Zebra DuikerZebra DuikerThe Zebra Duiker is a small antelope found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.Zebra Duikers have gold or red-brown coats with distinctive zebra-like stripes, dark markings on their upper legs and russet faces. They grow to 90 centimetres in length, 45 centimetres in height and weigh...
(C. zebra)
- Abbott's Duiker
- Genus Sylvicapra
- Common DuikerCommon DuikerThe Common Duiker, Sylvicapra grimmia, also known as the Grey or Bush Duiker, is a small antelope with small horns found in west, central, east, and southern Africa- essentially everywhere in Africa south of the Sahara, excluding the horn of Africa and the rainforests of the central and western...
(S. grimmia)
- Common Duiker
- Genus Cephalophus
- Subfamily Hippotraginae
- Genus AddaxAddaxThe Addax , also known as the screwhorn antelope, is a critically endangered species of antelope that lives in the Sahara desert. As suggested by its alternative name, this pale antelope has long, twisted horns. It is closely related to the oryx, but differs from other antelopes by having large...
- AddaxAddaxThe Addax , also known as the screwhorn antelope, is a critically endangered species of antelope that lives in the Sahara desert. As suggested by its alternative name, this pale antelope has long, twisted horns. It is closely related to the oryx, but differs from other antelopes by having large...
(A. nasmaculatus)
- Addax
- Genus HippotragusHippotragusHippotragus is a genus of antelope which includes three species. The species are:* Roan Antelope, Hippotragus equinus* Bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus †* Sable Antelope, Hippotragus niger...
- Roan AntelopeRoan AntelopeThe Roan Antelope is a savanna antelope found in West, Central, East Africa and Southern Africa.Roan Antelope stand about a metre and half at the shoulder and weigh around 250 kilograms. Named for the "roan' colour , they have a lighter underbelly, white eyebrows and cheeks and a black face,...
(H. equinus) - Sable AntelopeSable AntelopeThe Sable Antelope is an antelope which inhabits wooded savannah in East Africa south of Kenya, and in Southern Africa.-Subspecies:There are four subspecies:* H. n. niger which is considered low risk conservation dependent...
(H. niger)
- Roan Antelope
- Genus OryxOryxOryx is one of four large antelope species of the genus Oryx. Three of the species are native to arid parts of Africa, with a fourth native to the Arabian Peninsula. Their pelage is pale with contrasing dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight...
- East African OryxEast African OryxThe East African Oryx , also known as the Beisa occurs in two subspecies, Common Beisa Oryx found in steppe and semi-desert throughout the Horn of Africa and north of the Tana River, and Fringe-eared Oryx south of the Tana River in southern Kenya and parts of Tanzania...
(O. beisa) - Scimitar OryxScimitar OryxThe Scimitar Oryx, or Scimitar-Horned Oryx, is a species of oryx which formerly inhabited the whole of North Africa. It has been classified as extinct in the wild by the IUCN.-Etymology and taxonomy:...
(O. damma) - GemsbokGemsbokThe gemsbok or gemsbuck is a large antelope in the Oryx genus. It is native to the arid regions of southern Africa, but formerly some authorities included the East African Oryx as a subspecies...
(O. gazella) - Arabian OryxArabian OryxThe Arabian Oryx or White Oryx is a medium sized antelope with a distinct shoulder hump, long straight horns, and a tufted tail. It is a bovid, and the smallest member of Oryx genus, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian peninsula...
(O. leucoryx)
- East African Oryx
- Genus Addax
- Subfamily PeleinaeGrey RhebokThe Grey Rhebok or Grey Rhebuck is a species of antelope endemic to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland....
- Genus PeleaGrey RhebokThe Grey Rhebok or Grey Rhebuck is a species of antelope endemic to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland....
- Grey RhebokGrey RhebokThe Grey Rhebok or Grey Rhebuck is a species of antelope endemic to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland....
(P. capreolus)
- Grey Rhebok
- Genus Pelea
- Subfamily Aepycerotinae
- Genus Aepyceros
- ImpalaImpalaAn impala is a medium-sized African antelope. The name impala comes from the Zulu language meaning "gazelle"...
(A. melampus)
- Impala
- Genus Aepyceros
- Subfamily ReduncinaeReduncinaeThe subfamily Reduncinae is composed 8 species of antelope all of which dwell in marshes, floodplains or other well-watered areas, including the waterbucks and reedbucks...
- Genus KobusKobusKobus may refer to:* Arthur Kobus , German general during the Second World War* Waldemar Kobus , German actor* Kobus, a genus of antelope of the subfamily Reduncinae* Kobus!, a South African metal band...
- Upemba LechweUpemba LechweThe Upemba Lechwe, Kobus anselli, is a species of antelope found only in the Upemba wetlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was described in 2005, after analysis of thirty five museum specimens collected in 1926 and 1947-8. It was previously overlooked due to its similarity to the Lechwe...
(K. anselli) - WaterbuckWaterbuckThe Waterbuck is a large antelope found widely in Sub-Saharan Africa.Waterbuck stand at the shoulder. Males weigh and females . Their coats are reddish brown in colour and become progressively darker with age; they have a white 'bib' under their throats and white on their rumps...
(K. ellipsiprymnus) - KobKobThe Kob is an antelope found across Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to South Sudan. Found along the Northern Savanna, often seen in Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda; Garamba and Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as grassy floodplains of...
(K. kob) - LechweLechweThe Lechwe, or Southern Lechwe, is an antelope found in Botswana, Zambia, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-eastern Namibia, and eastern Angola, especially in the Okavango Delta, Kafue Flats and Bangweulu Swamps....
(K. megaceros) - PukuPukuThe Puku is an antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, in Namibia and in Zambia.Puku stand about 80 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh from 70 to 80 kilograms. Puku are sandy brown in colour, the underbelly is a slightly lighter brown...
(K. vardonii)
- Upemba Lechwe
- Genus Redunca
- Southern ReedbuckSouthern ReedbuckThe Southern Reedbuck, Rietbok or Common Reedbuck is a diurnal antelope typically found in southern Africa.It was first described by Pieter Boddaert, a Dutch physician and naturalist, in 1785...
(R. arundinum) - Mountain ReedbuckMountain ReedbuckThe Mountain Reedbuck is an antelope found in mountainous areas of much of Sub-Saharan Africa.The Mountain Reedbuck averages 75 cm at the shoulder, and weighs around 30 kg. It has a grey coat with a white underbelly and reddish-brown head and shoulders...
(R. fulvorufula) - Bohor ReedbuckBohor ReedbuckThe Bohor Reedbuck is an antelope native to central Africa in the genus Redunca, that mostly lives in grasslands near water.-Description:...
(R. redunca)
- Southern Reedbuck
- Genus Kobus
- Subfamily Alcelaphinae