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Ourebia ourebi
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Ourebia > Species: Ourebia ourebi
Type Description
Zimmermann, E. A. W., von. 1778-1783. Geographische Geschichte des Menschen, und der allgemein verbreiteten vierfussigen Thiere, nebst einer Hieher gehorigen zoologischen Weltcharte. Vol. 2. Geographische Geschichte des Menschen, und der vierfussigen Thiere. Zweiter Band. Enthalt ein vollstandiges. Verzeichniss aller bekannten Quadrupeden. Weygandschen Buchhandlung, Leipzig, 3:1-276.
Type Locality
'Bewohnt die Cafferen' (South Africa, Eastern Cape Prov., Kaffraria); since restricted to one of the syntypical localities: South Africa, Eastern Cape Prov., Somerset East Dist., Bruintjieshoogte (Grubb, 1999).
Measurements
Head and body: 920-1400 mm
Tail length: 60-150 mm
Weight: 14-21 kg
Tail length: 60-150 mm
Weight: 14-21 kg
Description
The black patch under the ear is a distinctive feature.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3C:217-229.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 388-390.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1187.
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. 388-390.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1187.
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.