Reduncinae

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Kingdom Animalia Order Artiodactyla Height Waterbuck: 1.2 – 1.4 m Higher classification Bovidae		Phylum Chordata Scientific name Peleinae Gestation period Puku: 258 days Rank Subfamily

Mass Waterbuck: 200 – 300 kg, Puku: 71 kg Lower classifications Kobus, Waterbuck, Reedbuck, Kob, Lechwe

The subfamily Reduncinae is composed of nine species of antelopes, all of which dwell in marshes, floodplains, or other well-watered areas, including the waterbucks and reedbucks. These antelopes first appeared in fossil record 7.4 million years ago (Mya) in Eurasia and 6.6 Mya in Africa.

FAMILY BOVIDAE

Subfamily Bovinae: cattle and spiral-horned antelopes, 24 species in 9 genera

Subfamily Cephalophinae: duikers, 19 species in two genera

Subfamily Hippotraginae: grazing antelopes, 23 species in 11 genera

Subfamily Antilopinae: gazelles, dwarf antelopes and the saiga, 38 species in 14 genera

Subfamily Caprinae: sheep, goats, 26 species in 12 genera

Subfamily Reduncinae

Genus Kobus

Upemba lechwe, Kobus anselli

Waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Kob, Kobus kob

Lechwe, Kobus leche

Nile lechwe, Kobus megaceros

Puku, Kobus vardonii

Genus Redunca

Southern reedbuck, Redunca arundinum

Mountain reedbuck, Redunca fulvorufula

Bohor reedbuck, Redunca redunca

Subfamily Aepycerotinae: impala, one species

Subfamily Peleinae: rhebok, one species

Subfamily Alcelaphinae: wildebeest, seven species in four genera

Alternate subclassification

Adenota is an alternate genus or subgenus composed of the kob and puku.

References

Reduncinae Wikipedia

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