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The genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Tragelaphus contains several species of bovine, all of which are relatively antelope-like
Antelope

Antelope are ruminant hoofed mammals of the family Bovidae in the order of even-toed ungulates. These animals are spread relatively evenly throughout the various subfamily of Bovidae and many are more closely related to cows or goats than to each other....
. Species in this genus tend to be large sized, lightly built, have long necks and considerable sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species. Examples include color , size, and the presence or absence of parts of the body used in courtship displays or fights, such as ornamental feathers, horns, antlers or tusks....
. The Common
Common Eland

The Common Eland is a Savanna and plains antelope found in East Africa and Southern Africa....
 and Giant Eland
Giant Eland

The 'Giant Eland' is an open forest savannah antelope. It is found in Central African Republic, Sudan, Cameroon and Senegal. There are two subspecies: the endangered T....
s are sometimes classified as part of this group with the subgenus Taurotragus, but taurotragus is usually considered its own genus.








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The genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Tragelaphus contains several species of bovine, all of which are relatively antelope-like
Antelope

Antelope are ruminant hoofed mammals of the family Bovidae in the order of even-toed ungulates. These animals are spread relatively evenly throughout the various subfamily of Bovidae and many are more closely related to cows or goats than to each other....
. Species in this genus tend to be large sized, lightly built, have long necks and considerable sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species. Examples include color , size, and the presence or absence of parts of the body used in courtship displays or fights, such as ornamental feathers, horns, antlers or tusks....
. The Common
Common Eland

The Common Eland is a Savanna and plains antelope found in East Africa and Southern Africa....
 and Giant Eland
Giant Eland

The 'Giant Eland' is an open forest savannah antelope. It is found in Central African Republic, Sudan, Cameroon and Senegal. There are two subspecies: the endangered T....
s are sometimes classified as part of this group with the subgenus Taurotragus, but taurotragus is usually considered its own genus.

Species

  • Subgenus Tragelaphus
    • Sitatunga
      Sitatunga

      The sitatunga or marshbuck is a swamp antelope found throughout Central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as in Botswana, Zambia, and Kenya....
       (Tragelaphus spekeii)
    • Nyala
      Nyala

      The Nyala is a South African antelope. It is a spiral-horned dense-forest antelope that is uncomfortable in open spaces and is most often seen at water holes....
       (Tragelaphus angasii)
    • Bushbuck
      Bushbuck

      The Bushbuck is an antelope that is found in forest and woodland throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Also called "bush antelope", this is used occasionally for any relativers with which it shares its habitat....
       (Tragelaphus scriptus)
    • Mountain Nyala
      Mountain Nyala

      The Mountain Nyala known in Ethiopia as Agazen is an antelope found in high altitude woodland in a small part of central Ethiopia. Mountain Nyala were named for their similarity to the Nyala but they are now considered closer relatives of the Kudu....
       (Tragelaphus buxtoni)
    • Lesser Kudu
      Lesser Kudu

      The Lesser Kudu is a forest antelope found in East Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.The Southern Lesser Kudu is a subspecies found in Kenya and Tanzania....
       (Tragelaphus imberbis)
    • Greater Kudu
      Greater Kudu

      The Greater Kudu is a woodland antelope found throughout East Africa and Southern Africa Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory , they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and hunting....
       (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
  • Subgenus Boocerus
    • Bongo
      Bongo (antelope)

      The Western or Lowland Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus, is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate and among the largest of the African forest antelope species....
       (Tragelaphus eurycerus)