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Damaliscus 
Common Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Alcelaphinae Genus: Damaliscus
P.L. Sclater & Thomas, 1894Species also see text
- D. korrigum
- D. lunatus
- D. pygargus
- D. superstes
Damaliscus, known as sassabies is a genus of antelope with just four species in the family Bovidae, subfamily Alcelaphinae found in Africa.
The Hirola, sometimes included in this genus, is now classified in is genus Beatragus as Beatragus hunteri.
Species
Recent range of the different forms of Damaliscus (scientific names)
- D. korrigum (Ogilby, 1837) – Topis and Korrigum
- D. k. korrigum (Ogilby, 1837) – Korrigum or Senegal Hartebeest
- D. l. tiang (Heuglin, 1863) – Tiang (included in D. k. korrigum by Wilson & Reeder, 2005)
- D. k. jimela (Matschie, 1892) – Topi
- D. k. topi Blaine, 1914 – Coastal Topi
- D. lunatus (Burchell, 1823) – Tsessebe
- D. pygargus (Pallas, 1767) – Bontebok and Blesbok
- D. p. phillipsi Harper, 1939 – Blesbok
- D. p. pygargus (Pallas, 1767) – Bontebok
- D. superstes (Cotterill, 2003) – Bangweulu Tsessebe
References
- Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds (2005). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=14200516.
- Stuart, Chris & Stuart, Tilde. 2007. Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa. Fourth edition. Cape Town:Struik Publ.
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