Alcelaphinae

The subfamily Alcelaphinae contains wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and several similar species. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Antelopes
Black wildebeest	Blue wildebeest	Damaliscus lunatus
Hirola	Red hartebeest

phylum	Chordata	The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu form herds on grassy plains. The natural populations of this species, endemic to the southern part of Africa, have been almost completely exterminated, but the species has been reintroduced widely, both in private areas and nature reserves throughout most of Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa, Namibia, and Kenya. It has also been introduced outside its natural range. The primal herds were exterminated, being seen as pests, with the secondary advantage that their hides and meat were useful, so this animal now exists primarily in herds derived from captive specimens. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Alcelaphinae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Artiodactyla
family	Bovidae
genus	Connochaetes
species	C. gnou

phylum	Chordata	The blue wildebeest, also called the common wildebeest or the white-bearded wildebeest, is a large antelope and one of two species of wildebeest. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Alcelaphinae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Artiodactyla
family	Bovidae
genus	Connochaetes
species	C. taurinus

phylum	Chordata	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. Some authorities have split the different populations of the species into different species, although this is seen as controversial. Common names include topi, sassaby, tiang and tsessebe. For more information visit the Wikipedia entry Get back to Alcelaphinae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Artiodactyla
family	Bovidae
genus	Damaliscus
species	D. lunatus

phylum	Chordata	The hirola, also known as Hunter's hartebeest or "Hunter's antelope", is a Critically Endangered antelope species found on the border between Kenya and Somalia. They were discovered in 1888 by the zoologist H.C.V. Hunter only extant member of the genus Beatragus. The global hirola population is estimated at 300–500 animals, there are no hirola in captivity and the wild population continues to decline. For more information visit the Wikipedia entry Get back to Alcelaphinae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Artiodactyla
family	Bovidae
subfamily	Alcelaphinae
genus	Beatragus
species	B. hunteri

phylum	Chordata	The red hartebeest is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Bovidae family found in Southern Africa. More than 130,000 individuals are left. The red hartebeest is closely related to the tsessebe and the topi. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Alcelaphinae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Artiodactyla
family	Bovidae
genus	Alcelaphus
species	A. buselaphus caama

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