The subfamily Alcelaphinae or

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...

Alcelaphini of the family

Bovidae The Bovidae comprise the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and caprines. A member of this family is called a bovid. With 143 extant species and 300 known extinct species, t ...

contains wildebeest,

hartebeest The hartebeest (; ''Alcelaphus buselaphus''), also known as kongoni or kaama, is an African antelope. It is the only member of the genus ''Alcelaphus''. Eight subspecies have been described, including two sometimes considered to be independ ...

, bonteboks, and several similar

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

. Depending on the classification, there are 6–10 species placed in four genera, although ''Beatragus'' is sometimes considered a subgenus of ''Damaliscus'', and ''Sigmoceros'' for the

Lichtenstein's hartebeest Lichtenstein's hartebeest (''Alcelaphus buselaphus lichtensteinii'')Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 ppAvailable ...

. Subfamily Alcelaphinae * Genus ''

Beatragus ''Beatragus'' is a genus of alcelaphinae, alcelaphine antelope. The hirola ''(Beatragus hunteri)'' is the only living representative, but a couple of extinct species are known, all from Africa. The hirola and the larger ''Beatragus antiquus'' ...

'' ** Hirola, ''Beatragus hunteri'' * Genus ''

Damaliscus ''Damaliscus'', commonly known as tsessebes, is a genus of antelope in the family Bovidae, subfamily Alcelaphinae The subfamily Alcelaphinae or tribe Alcelaphini of the family Bovidae contains wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks, and sever ...

'' ** Tsessebe, ''D. lunatus'' *** Korrigum, ''D. lunatus korrigum'' *** Topi, ''D. lunatus jimela'' *** Coastal topi, ''D. lunatus topi'' ** Bontebok, ''D. pygargus'' *** Bontebok (subspecies), ''D. p. pygargus'' *** Blesbok, ''D. p. phillipsi'' * Genus '' Alcelaphus'' **

Hartebeest The hartebeest (; ''Alcelaphus buselaphus''), also known as kongoni or kaama, is an African antelope. It is the only member of the genus ''Alcelaphus''. Eight subspecies have been described, including two sometimes considered to be independ ...

, ''A. buselaphus'' ***

Bubal hartebeest The bubal hartebeest, also known as northern hartebeest or bubal antelope or simply bubal (''Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus'') is the extinct nominal (i.e., first described) subspecies of hartebeest. It was formerly found north of the Saharan De ...

, †''A. b. buselaphus'' ***

Coke's hartebeest Coke's hartebeest (''Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii'') or ''Kongoni'' is a large migratory antelope that is native to Kenya and Tanzania. It can breed with Lelwel hartebeest to produce a hybrid known as the Kenya Highland hartebeest (''Alcelaphus ...

, ''A. b. cokii'' *** Lelwel hartebeest, ''A. b. lelwel'' ***

Western hartebeest The western hartebeest (''Alcelaphus buselaphus major'') is an antelope native to the medium to tall grassland plains of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, ...

, ''A. b. major'' ***

Swayne's hartebeest Swayne's hartebeest (''Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei'') is an endangered antelope native to Ethiopia. Two of the largest remaining populations are located in Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary, Nechisar National Park and Maze National Park. It ...

, ''A. b. swaynei'' *** Tora hartebeest, ''A. b. tora'' ***

Red hartebeest The red hartebeest (''Alcelaphus buselaphus caama''), also called the Cape hartebeest or Caama, is a subspecies of the hartebeest found in Southern Africa. More than 130,000 individuals live in the wild. The red hartebeest is closely related to t ...

, ''A. b. caama'' ***

, ''A. b. lichtensteinii'' * Genus '' Connochaetes'' ** Black wildebeest, ''C. gnou'' **

Blue wildebeest The blue wildebeest (''Connochaetes taurinus''), also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded gnu or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest. It is placed in the genus '' Connochaetes'' and family Bovidae, a ...

, ''C. taurinus'' *** Blue wildebeest ''C. t. taurinus'' *** Eastern white-bearded wildebeest ''C. t. albojubatus'' *** Cookson's wildebeest ''C. t. cooksoni'' *** Nyassaland wildebeest ''C. t. johnstoni'' *** Western white-bearded wildebeest ''C. t. mearnsi''

Extinct alcelaphines

* Subfamily Alcelaphini ** ''Beatragus'' *** †''Beatragus antiquus'' ** ''Connochaetes'' *** †''Connochaetes africanus'' *** †''Connochaetes gentryi'' *** ''Connochaetes gnou'' **** †''Connochaetes gnou laticornutus'' **** †''Connochaetes gnou antiquus'' *** ''Connochaetes taurinus'' **** †''Connochaetes taurinus olduvaiensis'' ** ''Damaliscus'' *** †''Damaliscus hypsodon'' *** †''Damaliscus niro'' ** †''Damalacra *** †''Damalacra acalla'' ** †'' Damalops'' *** †''Damalops palaeindicus'' ** †'' Megalotragus'' *** †''Megalotragus kattwinkeli'' *** †''Megalotragus priscus'' ** †''

Numidocapra ''Numidocapra'' is an extinct genus of bovid from the Pleistocene of Africa. Taxonomy Originally placed in the subfamily caprinae, ''Numidocapra'' is now generally classified as a member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae. Three species are considere ...

'' *** †''Numidocapra arambourgi'' *** †''Numidocapra crassicornis'' *** †''Numidocapra porrocornutus'' ** †''Oreonagor'' *** †''Oreonagor tournoueri'' ** †''Parestigorgon'' ** †''

Parmularius ''Parmularius'' is a genus of large extinct African alcelaphines from the Pliocene and Pleistocene. It is a close relative of topi and hartebeest The hartebeest (; ''Alcelaphus buselaphus''), also known as kongoni or kaama, is an African ...

'' *** †''Parmularius pachyceras'' *** †''Parmularius ambiquus'' *** †''Parmularius pandatus'' *** †''Parmularius atlanticus'' *** †''Parmularius rugosus'' *** †''Parmularius altidens'' *** †''Parmularius angusticornis'' ** †''Rabaticeras'' *** †''Rabaticeras lemutai'' ** †''Rhynotragus'' ** †'' Rusingoryx''

References

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