Hippotraginae
Sign in to saveThe subfamily Hippotraginae, alternatively considered the tribe Hippotragini is a clade of antelopes in the family Bovidae. They are grazers, rather than browsers. The family name comes from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), meaning "horse", and τράγος (trágos), meaning "he-goat". They have slightly horse-like characteristics of body size and proportions: long legs and a solid body with a relatively thick muscular neck.
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Hippotraginae san en onerfamile faan a hurndiarten (Bovinae). Jo lewe uun Afrikoo an Araabien.
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The subfamily Hippotraginae, alternatively considered the tribe Hippotragini is a clade of antelopes in the family Bovidae. They are grazers, rather than browsers. The family name comes from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), meaning "horse", and τράγος (trágos), meaning "he-goat". They have slightly horse-like characteristics of body size and proportions: long legs and a solid body with a relatively thick muscular neck.
==Genera== Subfamily Hippotraginae {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Genus !! Living species |- |175px |Hippotragus | Roan antelope, Hippotragus equinus Sable antelope, Hippotragus niger Giant sable antelope Hippotragus niger varani Bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus (extinct) |- |175px |Oryx | East African oryx, Oryx beisa Common beisa oryx, Oryx beisa beisa Fringe-eared oryx, Oryx beisa callotis Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah Gemsbok, Oryx gazella Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx |- |175px |Addax | Addax, Addax nasomaculatus |- |}