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Beatragus hunteri
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The hirola (Beatragus hunteri), also called the '''Hunter's hartebeest or Hunter's antelope', is a critically endangered antelope species found as of now, only in Kenya along the border of Somalia. It was first described by the big game hunter and zoologist H.C.V. Hunter in 1888. It is the only living member of the genus Beatragus'', though other species are known from the fossil record. The global hirola population is estimated at 300–500 animals and there are none in captivity. According to a document produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature "the loss of the hirola woul
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*Beatragus hunteri* is a species within the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, and class Mammalia. It belongs to the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae. The organism is also associated with the name *Damaliscus hunteri*.
The species is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, with a status assessment from 2017. Records of the organism are held by institutions including ASNHC, LACM, USNM, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, and MNHN. These records are located in the United States, Kenya, Uganda, and areas of unknown locality. A total of 157 occurrences and 10 records have been documented.
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Species
Critically EndangeredSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderArtiodactyla
- FamilyBovidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- Family
- Bovidae
- Collections
- ASNHC, LACM, USNM, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, MNHN, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Locality Unknown, Kenya, Uganda
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Taxonomy
- Ecology
- Social structure and reproduction
- Threats
- Population size and distribution
- Status and conservation
- References
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The hirola (Beatragus hunteri), also called the '''Hunter's hartebeest or Hunter's antelope', is a critically endangered antelope species found as of now, only in Kenya along the border of Somalia. It was first described by the big game hunter and zoologist H.C.V. Hunter in 1888. It is the only living member of the genus Beatragus'', though other species are known from the fossil record. The global hirola population is estimated at 300–500 animals and there are none in captivity. According to a document produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature "the loss of the hirola would be the first extinction of a mammalian genus on mainland Africa in modern human history".
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beatragus hunteri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.