Reduncinae
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The subfamily Reduncinae is composed 8 species
of antelope
all of which dwell in marsh
es, floodplain
s or other well-watered areas, including the waterbuck
s and reedbuck
s. These antelopes first appeared in fossil record 7.4 million years ago in Eurasia
and 6.6 mya in Africa
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of antelope
Antelope
Antelope is a term referring to many even-toed ungulate species indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelopes comprise a miscellaneous group within the family Bovidae, encompassing those old-world species that are neither cattle, sheep, buffalo, bison, nor goats...
all of which dwell in marsh
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
es, floodplain
Floodplain
A floodplain, or flood plain, is a flat or nearly flat land adjacent a stream or river that stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls and experiences flooding during periods of high discharge...
s or other well-watered areas, including the waterbuck
Waterbuck
The Waterbuck is a large antelope found widely in Sub-Saharan Africa.Waterbuck stand at the shoulder. Males weigh and females . Their coats are reddish brown in colour and become progressively darker with age; they have a white 'bib' under their throats and white on their rumps...
s and reedbuck
Reedbuck
Reedbuck is a common name for African antelopes from the genus Redunca. These species are:* Southern Reedbuck, Redunca arundinum* Mountain Reedbuck, Redunca fulvorufula* Bohor Reedbuck, Redunca redunca...
s. These antelopes first appeared in fossil record 7.4 million years ago in Eurasia
Eurasia
Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
and 6.6 mya in 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...
.
- FAMILY BOVIDAE
- Subfamily BovinaeBovinaeThe biological subfamily Bovinae includes a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large sized ungulates, including domestic cattle, the bison, African buffalo, the water buffalo, the yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes...
: cattle and spiral-horned antelopes, 24 species in 9 genera - Subfamily CephalophinaeDuikerA duiker is any of about 21 small to medium-sized antelope species from the subfamily Cephalophinae native to Sub-Saharan Africa.Duikers are shy and elusive creatures with a fondness for dense cover; most are forest dwellers and even the species living in more open areas are quick to disappear...
: duikers, 19 species in 2 genera - Subfamily HippotraginaeGrazing antelopeA grazing antelope is any of the species of antelope that make up the subfamily Hippotraginae in the family Bovidae, which also includes sheep, goats, and cattle.* FAMILY BOVIDAE...
: grazing antelopes, 23 species in 11 genera - Subfamily AntilopinaeAntilopinaeAntilopinae is a subfamily of Bovidae. The gazelles, blackbucks, springboks, gerenuks, dibatags and Central Asian gazelles are often referred to as "True Antelopes" and are usually the sole representatives of the Antilopinae...
: gazelles, dwarf antelopes and the saiga, 38 species in 14 genera - Subfamily CaprinaeGoat antelopeA goat-antelope or caprid is any of the species of mostly medium-sized bovids that make up the subfamily Caprinae , part of the Bovidae family of ruminants...
: sheep, goats, 26 species in 12 genera - Subfamily Reduncinae
- Genus KobusKobus (antelope)Kobus is a genus containing 6 species of African antelopes, all of which are associated with marshes, floodplains or other grassy areas near water...
- Upemba lechweUpemba LechweThe Upemba Lechwe, Kobus anselli, is a species of antelope found only in the Upemba wetlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was described in 2005, after analysis of thirty five museum specimens collected in 1926 and 1947-8. It was previously overlooked due to its similarity to the Lechwe...
, Kobus anselli - WaterbuckWaterbuckThe Waterbuck is a large antelope found widely in Sub-Saharan Africa.Waterbuck stand at the shoulder. Males weigh and females . Their coats are reddish brown in colour and become progressively darker with age; they have a white 'bib' under their throats and white on their rumps...
, Kobus ellipsiprymnus - KobKobThe Kob is an antelope found across Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to South Sudan. Found along the Northern Savanna, often seen in Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda; Garamba and Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as grassy floodplains of...
, Kobus kob - LechweLechweThe Lechwe, or Southern Lechwe, is an antelope found in Botswana, Zambia, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-eastern Namibia, and eastern Angola, especially in the Okavango Delta, Kafue Flats and Bangweulu Swamps....
, Kobus leche - Nile LechweNile LechweThe Nile Lechwe, Wasserbock or Mrs Gray's Lechwe or waterbuck is an endangered species of antelope found in floodplains in Southern Sudan and far south-western Ethiopia...
, Kobus megaceros - PukuPukuThe Puku is an antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, in Namibia and in Zambia.Puku stand about 80 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh from 70 to 80 kilograms. Puku are sandy brown in colour, the underbelly is a slightly lighter brown...
, Kobus vardonii
- Upemba lechwe
- Genus ReduncaReedbuckReedbuck is a common name for African antelopes from the genus Redunca. These species are:* Southern Reedbuck, Redunca arundinum* Mountain Reedbuck, Redunca fulvorufula* Bohor Reedbuck, Redunca redunca...
- Southern ReedbuckSouthern ReedbuckThe Southern Reedbuck, Rietbok or Common Reedbuck is a diurnal antelope typically found in southern Africa.It was first described by Pieter Boddaert, a Dutch physician and naturalist, in 1785...
, Redunca arundinum - Mountain ReedbuckMountain ReedbuckThe Mountain Reedbuck is an antelope found in mountainous areas of much of Sub-Saharan Africa.The Mountain Reedbuck averages 75 cm at the shoulder, and weighs around 30 kg. It has a grey coat with a white underbelly and reddish-brown head and shoulders...
, Redunca fulvorufula - Bohor ReedbuckBohor ReedbuckThe Bohor Reedbuck is an antelope native to central Africa in the genus Redunca, that mostly lives in grasslands near water.-Description:...
, Redunca redunca
- Southern Reedbuck
- Genus Kobus
- Subfamily AepycerotinaeImpalaAn impala is a medium-sized African antelope. The name impala comes from the Zulu language meaning "gazelle"...
: impala, 1 species in 1 genus - Subfamily PeleinaeGrey RhebokThe Grey Rhebok or Grey Rhebuck is a species of antelope endemic to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland....
: rhebok, 1 species in 1 genus - Subfamily AlcelaphinaeAlcelaphinaeThe subfamily Alcelaphinae contains Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Bonteboks and several similar species. All in all it contains 10 species in 4 genera, although Beatragus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Damaliscus, and Sigmoceros for the Lichtenstein's Hartebeest.* Family Bovidae** Subfamily...
: wildebeest, 7 species in 4 genera
- Subfamily Bovinae
Alternate sub-classification
- AdenotaAdenotaAdenota is an alternative genus or sub-genus within the Reduncinae sub-family of family Bovidae, composed of the species Kobus kob and Kobus vardonii . It was described by Nowak in 1991....
is an alternate genus or sub-genus composed of kob and puku. (Nowak 1991)