Hippotraginae

The subfamily Hippotraginae, alternatively considered the tribe Hippotragini^[1] is a clade of antelopes in the family Bovidae. They are grazers, rather than browsers. The family name comes from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), meaning "horse", and τράγος (trágos), meaning "he-goat". They have slightly horse-like characteristics of body size and proportions: long legs and a solid body with a relatively thick muscular neck.

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Infraclass:Placentalia

Order:Artiodactyla

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Hippotraginae Temporal range: Late Miocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
clockwise from upper-right: Addax (Addax nasomaculatus), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), Gemsbok (Oryx gazella), East African oryx (Oryx beisa), and Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Placentalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Hippotraginae Sundevall, 1845
Genera
Addax Hippotragus Oryx †Palaeoryx

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