Aepyceros

Aepyceros melampus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bovoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Cladus: Ferungulata Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Ruminantia Cladus: Pecora Superfamilia: Bovoidea

Familia: Bovidae
Subfamilia: Aepycerotinae
Genus: Aepyceros
Species: A. melampus – †A. afarensis – †A. datoadeni – †A. helmoedi – †A. shungurae

Name

Aepyceros Sundevall, 1847: 271

Etymology: "Αιπυκερως, alta cornua gerens" [Sundevall, 1845: 271]

References

Primary references

• Sundevall, C.J. "1845" [1847]. Methodisk öfversigt af Idislande djuren, Linnés Pecora. Kongl. Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 267–330. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Aepyceros in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Αιπύκερως
español: Impala
hrvatski: Impala
日本語: インパラ属
한국어: 임팔라속
ไทย: อิมพาลา

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