Taxa

Bovidae

Mammal Families

Bovidae is the family of cloven-hoofed ruminant mammals commonly called bovids, comprising cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, gazelles, sheep and goats. It is the largest family within the order Artiodactyla and one of the most diverse mammal families, distributed naturally across Africa, Eurasia and North America, with the genus Bison and the genus Capra among its members. Bovids are characterized by unbranched, permanent horns present in most species, in contrast to the deciduous antlers of deer.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 1
Scientific Name
Bovidae 1
Member Species/Taxa Count
143 1
Geographic Distribution
Greatest diversity occurs in Africa, especially the savannas of Eastern Africa; also found in Europe, Asia, and North America 1
Defining Characteristics
Share a basic form of a blunt snout, one or more pairs of horns generally present on males just behind the ears, a distinct neck and limbs, and a tail varying in length and bushiness 1
Member Count Band
100 to 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Paleogene 4
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
The unique horn structure is the only unambiguous morphological feature distinguishing bovids from other pecorans 1
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Abbott's Duiker, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Addax, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Aders's Duiker, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
African Buffalo, Species
Source African Buffalo (Wikipedia)
Alpine Ibex, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
American Bison, Species
Source Wikipedia: American Bison
Arabian Gazelle, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Arabian Oryx, Species
Source Arabian oryx, Wikipedia
Arabian Sand Gazelle, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Arabian Tahr, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Argali, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Aurochs, Species
Source Aurochs (Wikipedia)
Bali Cattle, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Banteng, Species
Source Banteng (Wikipedia)
Barbary Sheep, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Bates's Pygmy Antelope, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Bay Duiker, Species
Source Bay duiker (Wikipedia)
Beira (Antelope), Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Bharal, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Bighorn Sheep, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Black Duiker, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Black Wildebeest, Species
Source Black wildebeest (Wikipedia)
Blackbuck, Species
Source Blackbuck (Wikipedia)
Black-Fronted Duiker, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Blesbok, Species
Source Blesbok (Wikidata)
Blue Duiker, Species
Source Blue duiker (Wikipedia)
Blue Wildebeest, Species
Source Wikipedia: Blue wildebeest
Bluebuck, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Bohor Reedbuck, Species
Source Bohor reedbuck (Wikipedia)
Bongo, Species
Source Bongo (antelope) (Wikipedia)
Bontebok, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Brooke's Duiker, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Cape Grysbok, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Cattle, Species
Source Cattle (Wikipedia)
Chamois, Species
Source Chamois (Wikipedia)
Additional Source Chamois (Wikidata)Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
Chinese Goral, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Chinkara, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Common beisa oryx, Species
Source Common beisa oryx (Wikidata)
Common Duiker, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Common Eland, Species
Source Common eland (Wikipedia)
Cuvier's Gazelle, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Cyprus mouflon, Species
Source Wikidata: Cyprus mouflon
Dall Sheep, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Dama Gazelle, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
Desert bighorn sheep, Species
Source Wikidata: Desert bighorn sheep
Dibatag, Species
Source Dibatag (Wikipedia)
Dorcas Gazelle, Species
Source Dorcas gazelle (Wikipedia)
East African Oryx, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
East Caucasian Tur, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia
European Bison, Species
Source Bovidae - Wikipedia

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Found In

Africa

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Asia

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Europe

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North America

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Sources
1. Bovidae - Wikipedia
  • Lead sentence
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Lead sentence, family name clause
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Introduction section, species count sentence
    There are 143 extant species and 300 known extinct species of bovids
  • Distribution section
    The greatest diversities of Bovidae occur in Africa. The maximum concentration of species is in the savannas of Eastern Africa. Other bovid species also occur in Europe, Asia, and North America.
  • Characteristics section, basic form sentence
    All bovids have the similar basic form, a snout with a blunt tip, one or more pairs of horns (generally present on males) immediately after the oval or pointed ears, a distinct neck and limbs, and a tail varying in length and bushiness among the species.
  • Characteristics section
    The unique horn structure is the only unambiguous morphological feature of bovids that distinguishes them from other pecorans.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Greater Kudu, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: European Bison, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Markhor, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Addax, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Alpine Ibex, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Gerenuk, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Bighorn Sheep, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Saiga Antelope, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Bontebok, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Beira (Antelope), Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Heuglin's Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Mongalla Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Red Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Red-Fronted Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Arabian Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Arabian Sand Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Chinkara, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Cuvier's Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Goitered Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Mountain Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Rhim Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Speke's Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Günther's Dik-Dik, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Kirk's Dik-Dik, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Salt's Dik-Dik, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Silver Dik-Dik, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Dama Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Grant's Gazelle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Goa (Antelope), Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Cape Grysbok, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Sharpe's Grysbok, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Steenbok, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Bali Cattle, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Gayal, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Kouprey, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Yak, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Zebu, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Mountain Anoa, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Water Buffalo, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Harnessed Bushbuck, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Barbary Sheep, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Arabian Tahr, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Takin, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: East Caucasian Tur, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Iberian Ibex, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Nubian Ibex, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Siberian Ibex, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Walia Ibex, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: West Caucasian Tur, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Wild Goat, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Mainland Serow, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Red Serow, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Himalayan Tahr, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Chinese Goral, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Nilgiri Tahr, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Argali, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Dall Sheep, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Mouflon, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Sheep, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Snow Sheep, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Urial, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Bharal, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Pyrenean Chamois, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Abbott's Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Aders's Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Black Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Black-Fronted Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Brooke's Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Ogilby's Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Peters's Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Red Forest Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Red-Flanked Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Weyns's Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: White-Bellied Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Zebra Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Maxwell's Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Walter's Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Common Duiker, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Bluebuck, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: East African Oryx, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Bates's Pygmy Antelope, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Kob, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Lechwe, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Nile Lechwe, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Grey Rhebok, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
  • Parent Taxon Of: Mountain Reedbuck, Lead
    Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
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2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25497, descriptionView the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Bovidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 292
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Bovidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Bovidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 33.9 ... "early_interval": "Rupelian"
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Wikidata: Bovidae
Wikidata Q25497, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Chamois (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Chamois, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Blesbok (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Blesbok, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Common beisa oryx (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common beisa oryx, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: European mouflon
Parent Taxon Of: European mouflon, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Cyprus mouflon
Parent Taxon Of: Cyprus mouflon, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Desert bighorn sheep
Parent Taxon Of: Desert bighorn sheep, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Hartebeest (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Hartebeest, Taxonomy
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Hartebeest, Taxonomy
First described by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1766, it is classified in the genus Alcelaphus and placed in the family Bovidae.
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Hirola (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Hirola, Taxonomy
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Hirola, Taxonomy
Authorities agree that the hirola belongs in the subfamily Alcelaphinae within the family Bovidae but there has been debate about the genus in which it should be placed.
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Black wildebeest (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Black Wildebeest, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Black Wildebeest, Lead
It is a member of the genus Connochaetes and family Bovidae.
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Damaliscus lunatus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Tsessebe, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Tsessebe, Lead
Damaliscus lunatus is a large African antelope of the genus Damaliscus and subfamily Alcelaphinae in the family Bovidae, with a number of recognised geographic subspecies.
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Dibatag (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Dibatag, Taxonomy and etymology
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Dibatag, Taxonomy and etymology
It is the sole member of the genus Ammodorcas, and is placed in the family Bovidae.
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Dorcas gazelle (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Dorcas Gazelle, Taxonomy and evolution
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Dorcas Gazelle, Taxonomy and evolution
It is a member of the genus Gazella and the family Bovidae.
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Soemmerring's gazelle (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Soemmerring's Gazelle, Taxonomy and evolution
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Soemmerring's Gazelle, Taxonomy and evolution
Formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Nanger before Nanger was elevated to genus status, Soemmerring's gazelle is a member of the family Bovidae.
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Royal antelope (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Royal Antelope, Taxonomy and etymology
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Royal Antelope, Taxonomy and etymology
It is placed in the genus Neotragus and the family Bovidae.
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Oribi (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Oribi, Taxonomy
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The sole member of its genus, the oribi is placed under the family Bovidae.
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Mongolian gazelle (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mongolian Gazelle, Taxonomy
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Rather, these three procaprid antelope species are placed together in their own genus, Procapra, falling under the tribe of Antilopini (of the subfamily Antilopinae), under the greater Bovidae family of the Artiodactyla Order.
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Przewalski's gazelle (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Przewalski's Gazelle, Lead
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Przewalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) is a member of the family Bovidae, and in the wild, is found only in China.
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Aurochs (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Aurochs, Evolution
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Calibrations using fossils of 16 Bovidae species indicate that the Bovini tribe evolved about 11.7 million years ago.
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Banteng (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Banteng, Habitat and distribution
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However, in East Kalimantan cave art portraying a bovid, dating back to c.
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Gaur (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Gaur, Lead
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It is the largest species among the wild cattle and the Bovidae.
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Lowland anoa (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Lowland Anoa, Description
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The lowland anoa is a small bovid, only slightly larger than the mountain anoa.
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Tamaraw (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Tamaraw, Lead
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The tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) is a small buffalo belonging to the family Bovidae.
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Wild water buffalo (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Wild Water Buffalo, Taxonomy
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Bubalus arnee was proposed by Charles Hamilton Smith in 1827 who introduced the generic name Bubalus for bovids with large heads, convex-shaped narrow foreheads, laterally bent flat horns, funnel-shaped ears, small dewlaps and slender tails.
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Common eland (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Common Eland, Taxonomy
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It belongs to the order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae, and subfamily Bovinae.
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Giant eland (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Giant Eland, Lead
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A species of the family Bovidae and genus Tragelaphus, it was described in 1847 by John Edward Gray.
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Four-horned antelope (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Four-Horned Antelope, Taxonomy and phylogeny
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The four-horned antelope is the sole member of the genus Tetracerus, and is placed under the family Bovidae.
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Lesser kudu (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Lesser Kudu, Lead
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The species is not especially closely related to the greater kudu, though both belong the artiodactyl tribe Tragelaphini (family Bovidae), of striped, spiral-horned African bovids, along with the nyala, elands, balbok, bushbucks, bongo, and sitatunga.
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Mountain nyala (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mountain Nyala, Taxonomy
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The species has been classified under the genus Tragelaphus of the family Bovidae.
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Nyala (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Nyala, Lead
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The species is part of the family Bovidae and the genus Tragelaphus (formerly placed in the genus Nyala, now regarded as a subgenus).
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Sitatunga (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sitatunga, Taxonomy and genetics
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The sitatunga is placed under the genus Tragelaphus and in the family Bovidae.
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Japanese serow (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Japanese Serow, Appearance and anatomy
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The Japanese serow is a small bovid whose displayed morphology is primitive in relation to other bovids.
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Taiwan serow (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Taiwan Serow, Lead
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The Taiwanese serow (Capricornis swinhoei) also known as the Formosan serow, is a small species of bovid that is endemic to Taiwan.
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Himalayan goral (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Himalayan Goral, Lead
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The Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) or gray goral is a bovid species native to the Himalayas.
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Long-tailed goral (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Long-Tailed Goral, Lead
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The long-tailed goral or Amur goral (Naemorhedus caudatus) is a species of ungulate of the family Bovidae found in the mountains of eastern and northern Asia, including Russia, China, and Korea.
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Red goral (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red Goral, Lead
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The red goral (Naemorhedus baileyi) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the subfamily Caprinae in the family Bovidae.
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Tibetan antelope (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Tibetan Antelope, Lead
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The Tibetan antelope or chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii) (Tibetan: གཙོད་, Wylie: gtsod, pronounced [tsǿ]; Chinese: 藏羚羊; pinyin: zànglíngyáng) is a medium-sized bovid native to the northeastern Tibetan Plateau.
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Bay duiker (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bay Duiker, Description
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Hence, sexual dimorphism in this species is not as remarkable as in other bovids, though females are often larger than males.
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Jentink's duiker (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Jentink's Duiker, Taxonomy
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It is classified under the genus Cephalophus and the family Bovidae.
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White-legged duiker (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: White-Legged Duiker, Lead
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The white-legged duiker (Cephalophorus ogilbyi crusalbum) is a medium-sized antelope subspecies from the duiker tribe (Cephalophini) within the family of bovids (Bovidae).
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Yellow-backed duiker (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Yellow-Backed Duiker, Lead
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The yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) is a shy, forest-dwelling antelope of the order Artiodactyla, from the family Bovidae.
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Blue duiker (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Blue Duiker, Taxonomy and etymology
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It is placed in the genus Philantomba, along with Maxwell's duiker (P. maxwelli) and Walter's duiker (P. walteri), and the family Bovidae.
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Roan antelope (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Roan Antelope, Taxonomy and evolution
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The roan antelope shares the genus Hippotragus with the extinct bluebuck (H. leucophaeus) and the sable antelope (H. niger), and is a member of the family Bovidae.
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Gemsbok (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Gemsbok, Potential invasive status
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In addition, gemsbok may spread disease to fellow bovids like the desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).
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Scimitar oryx (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Scimitar Oryx, Taxonomy and naming
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The scimitar oryx is a member of the genus Oryx and the family Bovidae.
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Suni (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Suni, Lead
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The suni (Nesotragus moschatus) is a small antelope of the family Bovidae, and one of the smallest ungulates on earth.
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Klipspringer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Klipspringer, Taxonomy and etymology
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It is the sole member of the genus Oreotragus and subfamily Oreotraginae or tribe Oreotragini, and is classified under the family Bovidae.
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Puku (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Puku, Ecology
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There is little dietary competition with other bovids.
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Waterbuck (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Waterbuck, Lead
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It is in the genus Kobus of the family Bovidae.
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Bohor reedbuck (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bohor Reedbuck, Lead
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The animal is placed under the genus Redunca and in the family Bovidae.
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Southern reedbuck (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Southern Reedbuck, Lead
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It is placed in the genus Redunca and family Bovidae.
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Chamois (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Chamois, Description
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The chamois is a very small bovid.
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African Buffalo (Wikipedia)
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The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large bovid native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Muskox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Muskox, Lead
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The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae.
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Wild Yak (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: Wild Yak, Description
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The wild yak is among the largest extant bovid species.
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Wikipedia: Impala
Parent Taxon Of: Impala, Taxonomy and evolution
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The impala is the sole member of the genus Aepyceros and belongs to the family Bovidae.
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Nilgai (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Nilgai, Evolution
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The two living antelope species of this tribe have been found to have a closer relationship with the earliest bovids (like Eotragus species) than do the other bovids.
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Bongo (antelope) (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bongo, Taxonomy
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The scientific name of the bongo is Tragelaphus eurycerus, and it belongs to the family Bovidae.
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Arabian oryx, Wikipedia
Parent Taxon Of: Arabian Oryx, Lead
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It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Wikipedia: American Bison
Parent Taxon Of: American Bison, Lead
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The wood bison is one of the largest wild species of extant bovid in the world, surpassed only by the Asian gaur.
Thomson's Gazelle (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: Thomson's Gazelle, Taxonomy and etymology
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It is a member of the genus Eudorcas and is classified under the family Bovidae.
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Springbok (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: Springbok, Taxonomy and evolution
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The springbok, in the family Bovidae, was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1780, who assigned the genus Antilope (blackbuck) to the springbok.
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Cattle (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Cattle, Lead
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Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock.
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Saola, Wikipedia
Parent Taxon Of: Saola, History of research and taxonomy
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It is the sole member of the genus Pseudoryx and is classified under the family Bovidae.
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Sable antelope, Wikipedia
Parent Taxon Of: Sable Antelope, Taxonomy
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The sable antelope shares the genus Hippotragus with the extinct bluebuck (H. leucophaeus) and the roan antelope (H. equinus), and is a member of the family Bovidae.
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Blackbuck (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Blackbuck, Taxonomy and evolution
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The blackbuck is the sole living member of the genus Antilope and is classified in the family Bovidae.
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Wikipedia: Blue wildebeest
Parent Taxon Of: Blue Wildebeest, Lead
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It is placed in the genus Connochaetes and family Bovidae, and has a close taxonomic relationship with the black wildebeest.
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Wikipedia: Mountain goat
Parent Taxon Of: Mountain Goat, Classification and evolution
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The mountain goat is an even-toed ungulate of the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae (along with antelopes, gazelles, and cattle).
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