Neotragini
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Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...

 Neotragini comprises the dwarf antelopes of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

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  • Dorcatragus
    • Beira
      Beira (antelope)
      The Beira is a small antelope that inhabits arid regions of Somalia, Djibouti, and eastern Ethiopia.The Beira stands high at the shoulder and weighs between . It has a coarse, red-grey coat with a yellow-red face. It has long, ears and the males of the species have short, straight horns...

       Dorcatragus megalotis
  • Madoqua
    • Günther's Dik-dik
      Günther's Dik-dik
      Günther's Dik-dik is a small antelope found in East Africa. It weighs up to 3–5 kg when full grown. It has a yellowish gray to reddish brown coat. It has a short tail and horn ....

       Modoqua guntheri
    • Kirk's Dik-dik
      Kirk's Dik-dik
      Kirk's Dik-dik is a small antelope found in eastern and southwestern Africa. It grows to in length and weighs up to when full grown. It has a reddish-brown head and a tail that is long....

       Madoqua kirkii
    • Silver Dik-dik
      Silver Dik-dik
      The Silver Dik-dik is a small antelope found in low, dense thickets along the southeastern coast of Somalia and in Acacia-Commiphora bushland in the Shebelle Valley in southeastern Ethiopia. It is the smallest species of dik-dik with a length of , a height of and a weight of...

       Madoqua piacentinii
    • Salt's Dik-dik
      Salt's Dik-dik
      Salt's Dik-dik is a small antelope found in semi-desert vegetation, bushland and thickets in the Horn of Africa, but marginally also northern Kenya and eastern Sudan.- Description :...

       Madoqua saltiana
  • Neotragus
    Neotragus
    Neotragus is a genus of antelope. The three species are native animals of Africa....

    • Bates's Pygmy Antelope
      Bates's Pygmy Antelope
      Bates's Pygmy Antelope —also known as the Dwarf Antelope, Pygmy Antelope or Bates' Dwarf Antelope—is a very small antelope live in the moist forest and brush of Central and West Africa. It is in the same genus as the suni and the royal antelope.Adult antelope weigh about , long, with a tail length...

       Neotragus batesi
    • Suni
      Suni
      Suni is a very small species of antelope. It occurs in south-east Africa in dense underbrush.Suni are around 12-17 inches high at the shoulder and weigh 10-12 pounds . They are usually reddish brown, darker on their back than their sides and legs. The belly, chin, throat and insides of legs are...

       Neotragus moschatus
    • Royal Antelope
      Royal Antelope
      The Royal Antelope is a West African antelope, only 25–30 cm high at the shoulder and weighing only 3.2–3.6 kg — it is the smallest of all antelopes. Their calves are small enough to fit into the average person's open hand...

       Neotragus pygmaeus
  • Oreotragus
    • Klipspringer
      Klipspringer
      The Klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus, is a small species of African antelope.-Name:The word klipspringer literally means "rock jumper" in Afrikaans/Dutch...

       Oreotragus oreotragus
  • Ourebia
    • Oribi
      Oribi
      Oribi are graceful slender-legged, long-necked small antelope found in grassland almost throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.-Description:...

       Ourebia ourebi
  • Raphicerus
    Raphicerus
    Raphicerus is a genus of small antelopes of the Tribe Neotragini .Raphicerus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Kenya in the north to the Western Cape in South Africa.The genus contains three species:...

    • Steenbok
      Steenbok
      The Steenbok, Raphicerus campestris, is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It is sometimes known as the Steinbuck or Steinbok.- Description :...

       Raphicerus campestris
    • Cape Grysbok Raphicerus melanotis
    • Sharpe's Grysbok Raphicerus sharpei
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