Antilocapra
E697902
Antilocapra is a genus of North American ungulates best known for the pronghorn, a fast-running hoofed mammal often considered the continent’s swiftest land animal.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antilocapra americana | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToMonotypicFamily | Antilocapridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyTemperatureRegulation | endothermic ⓘ |
| cellType | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| characteristic |
cursorial adaptation for running
ⓘ
horns with a bony core and keratinous sheath ⓘ slender limbs ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| closestLivingRelatives | Giraffidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | pronghorns ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Ord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
browser
ⓘ
grazer ⓘ |
| endemicTo | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Antilocapridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
grasslands
ⓘ
open plains ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| hasExtantSpeciesCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasLivingSpecies | Antilocapra americana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember | Antilocapra americana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScientificNameAuthorship | Ord, 1815 ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Ruminantia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | North American megafauna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRuminant | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movementType | unguligrade locomotion ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| notableFor | high running speed ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | pulmonary ⓘ |
| skeletonType | internal skeleton ⓘ |
| subfamily | Antilocaprinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | primary consumer ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Antilocapra americana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Antilocapra americana
this entity surface form:
Antilocapra americana