Hippotraginae

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Hippotraginae is a subfamily of large, grazing African antelopes that includes species such as roan, sable, and oryx.


Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf subfamily
taxon
belongsToClade Ruminantia
class Mammalia
commonName grazing antelopes
diet herbivorous
family Bovidae
feedingBehavior grazing
firstDescribedBy Edward Blyth
firstDescriptionYear 1863
habitat desert margins
grassland
savanna
semi-desert
hasCharacteristic adaptation to arid environments
long horns
ringed horns
robust build
sexual dimorphism in horn size
hasConservationConcern several species threatened
hasTypeOfDigestiveSystem ruminant
includesTaxon Oryx
surface form: Addax

Arabian oryx
East African oryx
Oryx gazella
surface form: Gemsbok

Hippotragus
Oryx
Hippotragus
surface form: Roan antelope

Sable antelope
Scimitar oryx
kingdom Animalia
locomotion quadrupedal
nativeRange Africa
Arabian Peninsula
notableSpecies Hippotragus
surface form: Hippotragus equinus

Hippotragus
surface form: Hippotragus niger

Scimitar oryx
surface form: Oryx dammah

Oryx gazella
Oryx leucoryx
order Artiodactyla
parentTaxon Bovidae
Bovinae-like antelopes
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
subfamilyOf Bovidae
taxonRank subfamily
typicalBodySize large

Referenced by (3)

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

Bovidae includesSubfamily Hippotraginae
Arabian oryx subfamily Hippotraginae
Oryx gazella subfamily Hippotraginae