Damaliscus
Genus of mammals
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The genus Damaliscus, commonly known as damalisks, is a genus of antelope in the family Bovidae, subfamily Alcelaphinae, found in Africa.
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| Damaliscus | |
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| A female topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Damaliscus P.L. Sclater & Thomas, 1894 |
| Type species | |
| Antilope pygargus Pallas, 1767 | |
| Species | |
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| Subspecies range map of the genus Damaliscus | |
Species
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| topi, tiang or tsessebe[3]
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Damaliscus lunatus Burchell, 1824[4] Six subspecies
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Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, and South Africa |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| bontebok
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Damaliscus pygargus (Pallas, 1767) |
South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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| † Damaliscus hypsodon (Faith et al., 2012) |
Known from the Middle-Late Pleistocene of East Africa; became extinct at the onset of the Holocene due to the loss of its grassland habitat[5] | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EX
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| † Damaliscus niro Hopwood, 1936 |
Known from throughout the Pleistocene of eastern and southern Africa; became extinct around 63,000 years ago.[5] | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EX
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