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Hippotragus equinus
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Hippotragus > Species: Hippotragus equinus
Type Description
Cat. Mamm. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat. p. 259.
Type Locality
'Inconnue'; now thought to be South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Plettenberg Bay (Grubb, 1999).
Measurements
Head and body: 1900-2400 mm
Tail length: 370-480 mm
Weight: 223-300 kg
Tail length: 370-480 mm
Weight: 223-300 kg
Description
These beautiful antelope are characterized by the horns that arc back from the skull and the black and white markings on the face.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3D:568-577.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 436-437.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1174-1175.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 436-437.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1174-1175.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.