The subfamily Alcelaphinae or

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Alcelaphini of the family

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, hartebeest, bonteboks, and several similar

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. 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. Subfamily Alcelaphinae * Genus '' Beatragus'' **

Hirola The hirola (''Beatragus hunteri''), also called the Hunter's hartebeest or Hunter's antelope, is a critically endangered antelope species found on the border between Kenya and Somalia. It was first described by the big game hunter and zoologi ...

, ''Beatragus hunteri'' * Genus '' Damaliscus'' ** 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, ''A. buselaphus'' *** Bubal hartebeest, †''A. b. buselaphus'' *** Coke's hartebeest, ''A. b. cokii'' *** Lelwel hartebeest, ''A. b. lelwel'' *** Western hartebeest, ''A. b. major'' *** Swayne's hartebeest, ''A. b. swaynei'' *** Tora hartebeest, ''A. b. tora'' *** Red hartebeest, ''A. b. caama'' *** Lichtenstein's hartebeest, ''A. b. lichtensteinii'' * Genus '' Connochaetes'' ** Black wildebeest, ''C. gnou'' ** Blue wildebeest, ''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'' was a genus of very large extinct African alcelaphines that occurred from the Pliocene to early Holocene.Thackeray, John Francis. (2015). Faunal Remains from Holocene Deposits, Excavation 1, Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa. Afr ...

'' *** †''Megalotragus kattwinkeli'' *** †''Megalotragus priscus'' ** †'' Numidocapra'' *** †''Numidocapra arambourgi'' *** †''Numidocapra crassicornis'' *** †''Numidocapra porrocornutus'' ** †''Oreonagor'' *** †''Oreonagor tournoueri'' ** †''Parestigorgon'' ** †'' Parmularius'' *** †''Parmularius pachyceras'' *** †''Parmularius ambiquus'' *** †''Parmularius pandatus'' *** †''Parmularius atlanticus'' *** †''Parmularius rugosus'' *** †''Parmularius altidens'' *** †''Parmularius angusticornis'' ** †''Rabaticeras'' *** †''Rabaticeras lemutai'' ** †''Rhynotragus'' ** †'' Rusingoryx''

References

Bovidae Mammal tribes Extant Miocene first appearances Taxa named by Victor Brooke {{eventoedungulate-stub