The subfamily Alcelaphinae (or tribe Alcelaphini),[1][2] of the family Bovidae, contains the wildebeest, tsessebe, topi, hartebeest, blesbok and bontebok, and several other related species. Depending on the classification, there are 6–10 species placed in four genera, although Beatragus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Damaliscus, while Sigmoceros is sometimes considered for the Lichtenstein's hartebeest.[3]
Subfamily Alcelaphinae
The subfamily Alcelaphinae (or tribe Alcelaphini), of the family Bovidae, contains the wildebeest, tsessebe, topi, hartebeest, blesbok and bontebok, and several other related species. Depending on the classification, there are 6–10 species placed in four genera, although Beatragus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Damaliscus, while Sigmoceros is sometimes considered for the Lichtenstein's hartebeest.
Subfamily Alcelaphinae
Genus Beatragus Hirola, Beatragus hunteri Genus Damaliscus Tsessebe, D. lunatus Korrigum, D. lunatus korrigum Topi, D. lunatus jimela Coastal topi, D. lunatus topi Bontebok, D. pygargus Bontebok (subspecies), D. p. pygargus Blesbok, D. p. phillipsi Genus Alcelaphus Hartebeest, A. buselaphus Bubal hartebeest, †A. b. buselaphus Coke's hartebeest, A. b. cokii Lelwel hartebeest, A. b. lelwel Western hartebeest, A. b. major Swayne's hartebeest, A. b. swaynei Tora hartebeest, A. b. tora Red hartebeest, A. b. caama Lichtenstein's hartebeest, A. b. lichtensteinii Genus Connochaetes Black wildebeest (or white-tailed gnu), C. gnou Blue wildebeest, C. taurinus Blue wildebeest C. t. taurinus Eastern white-bearded wildebeest C. t. albojubatus Cookson's wildebeest C. t. cooksoni Nyassaland wildebeest C. t. johnstoni Western white-bearded wildebeest C. t. mearnsi
