Aepyceros melampus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1812)

Impala

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Aepycerotini
Genus : Aepyceros

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Reisen Sudl. Africa, 2, pl. 4 opp. p. 544

Original name as described

Antilope melampus

Other common names

McDonald's Antelope · Black-faced Impala

Type locality

Khosis, Kuruman District, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Uganda · Rwanda · Tanzania · Mozambique · Malawi · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Angola · Namibia · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

includes petersi, which was considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006130

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Aepyceros melampus johnstoni

O. Thomas, 1893

Family

Bovidae

Root name

johnstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.8.1.64

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9149d331-194a-46ec-abd4-d21d0603960e

Authority page

553

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30979690

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Aepyceros melampus katangae

Lönnberg, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

katangae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 1256

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32991572

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Æpyceros petersi

du Bocage, 1879

Family

Bovidae

Root name

petersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

741

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28519433

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Æpyceros Melampus

J. E. Gray, 1852

Family

Bovidae

Root name

melampus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956478

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Blyth (1863:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Gray (1872:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  4. Thomas (1898:939, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  5. Lydekker (1908:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  6. Allen (1909:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  7. Ward (1910:226, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  8. Roberts (1913:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  9. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:615, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  10. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  13. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  14. Groves & Grubb (2011:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/550/50180828) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Aepyceros suara

Matschie, 1895

Family

Bovidae

Root name

suara

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835522

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:129, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Æpyceros melampus holubi

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

holubi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741460

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Æpyceros melampus suaræ

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

suarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741460

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Æpyceros melampus petersi

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

petersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015869

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:226, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Æpyceros melampus suara

Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

suara

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

615

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360608

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:615, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Aepyceros melampus melampus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

melampus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope melampus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1812)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

melampus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 4 opp. p. 544

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:374, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  3. Laurillard (1841:616, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482954) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  4. Lesson (1842:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Gray (1846:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  6. Gray (1850:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)

Antilope pallah

(P. Gervais, 1840)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pallah

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Strepsiceros suara

(Matschie, 1892)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

suara

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790601

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Aepyceros melampus typicus

O. Thomas, 1893

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

553

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30979690

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:227, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Aepiceros melampus holubi

(von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1894)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

holubi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

62

Authority publication

Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Aepyceros melampus rendilis

Lönnberg, 1912

Family

Bovidae

Root name

rendilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41921159

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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