Kingdom Animalia Order Artiodactyla Scientific name Hippotraginae Higher classification Bovidae | Phylum Chordata Family Bovidae Lifespan Scimitar oryx: 15 years | |
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Subfamily Hippotraginae
Brooke, 1876 Gestation period Scimitar oryx: 243 – 274 days Height Gemsbok: 1.2 m, Scimitar oryx: 1 m, Arabian oryx: 100 cm Mass Gemsbok: 220 – 300 kg, Scimitar oryx: 140 – 210 kg, Arabian oryx: 70 kg, East African oryx: 79 kg Lower classifications Oryx, Sable antelope, Roan antelope, Bluebuck, Addax | ||
Grazing antelope
A grazing antelope is any of the species of antelope that make up the subfamily Hippotraginae 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.
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