The
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Alcelaphinae or
tribe Alcelaphini
of the family
Bovidae contains
wildebeest,
hartebeest,
bonteboks, and several similar
species. 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, ''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
The blesbok or blesbuck (''Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi'') is a subspecies of the bontebok antelope endemic to South Africa, Eswatini and Namibia. It has a distinctive white face and forehead which inspired the name, because ''bles'' is the Afri ...
, ''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
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