Grazing antelope
A grazing antelope is any of the species of antelope that make up the subfamily Hippotraginae or tribe Hippotragini[1] of the family Bovidae. As grazers, rather than browsers, the "Hippo" in Hippotraginae refers to the slightly horse-like characteristics of body size and proportions: long legs and a solid body with a relatively thick muscular neck.
| Grazing antelopes Temporal range: Late Miocene to present | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Artiodactyla | 
| Family: | Bovidae | 
| Subfamily: | Hippotraginae Sundevall, 1845 | 
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Genera
    
- Subfamily Hippotraginae
| Image | Genus | Living Species | 
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|  | Hippotragus Sundevall, 1845 | 
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| .jpg.webp) | Oryx de Blainville, 1816 | 
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| _adult_male_and_juvenile.jpg.webp) | Addax Laurillard, 1841 | 
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References
    
- Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-11-06), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5651212, retrieved 2022-01-30
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