Dorcatragus megalotis

(Menges, 1894)

Beira

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Menges, J. 1894. Eine neue Antilope des Somalilandes. Zoologischer Anzeiger 17:130-131.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9920561

Original name as described

Oreotragus megalotis

Other common names

Beira Antelope

Type locality

Hekebo, northern Somalia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Djibouti · Somalia · Ethiopia?

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006140

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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.

Dorcotragus megalotis

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741498

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:278, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741498) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Dorcatragus melanotis

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

melanotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015812

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Dorcatragus megalotis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Bovidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

124

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:333, 334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6793/50185898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oreotragus megalotis

(Menges, 1894)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

130

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9920561

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

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