Antilocapridae

E43392
mammal family taxon

Antilocapridae is a family of North American hoofed mammals best known for the pronghorn, a swift, antelope-like species with distinctive forked horns.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Antilocapra americana 4
Antilocapra 3

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bestKnownSpecies Antilocapridae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Antilocapra americana
biogeographicEndemism endemic to North America ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
closestLivingRelatives Giraffidae ⓘ
commonName pronghorn family ⓘ
conservationStatus family not globally threatened ⓘ
containsTaxon Antilocapridae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Antilocapra

Antilocapridae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Antilocapra americana
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distribution Canada ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
evolutionaryOrigin Miocene of North America ⓘ
extantGeneraCount 1 ⓘ
extantSpeciesCount 1 ⓘ
fossilRecord rich Neogene fossil record in North America ⓘ
hasCharacteristic even-toed ungulate ⓘ
horned mammal ⓘ
ruminant ⓘ
hasSexualDimorphism yes ⓘ
hornCoreMaterial bone ⓘ
hornSheathMaterial keratin ⓘ
hornSheathShed annually ⓘ
hornType pronged horns ⓘ
infraorder Pecora ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion cursorial ⓘ
maleTrait larger horns ⓘ
namedBy John Edward Gray ⓘ
nativeTo North America ⓘ
notableTrait high running speed ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy viviparous ⓘ
suborder Ruminantia ⓘ
superfamily Giraffoidea ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Antilocapridae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Antilocapra
typicalHabitat grasslands ⓘ
open plains ⓘ
sagebrush steppe ⓘ
yearDescribed 1866 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Antilocapridae → bestKnownSpecies → Antilocapridae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antilocapra americana
Antilocapridae → containsTaxon → Antilocapridae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antilocapra americana
Antilocapridae → containsTaxon → Antilocapridae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antilocapra
Sonoran pronghorn → family → Antilocapridae ⓘ
Sonoran pronghorn → genus → Antilocapridae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antilocapra
Artiodactyla → includesExampleSpecies → Antilocapridae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antilocapra americana
Artiodactyla → includesTaxon → Antilocapridae ⓘ
Ruminantia → includesTaxon → Antilocapridae ⓘ
Sonoran pronghorn → species → Antilocapridae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antilocapra americana
Antilocapridae → typeGenus → Antilocapridae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antilocapra