Saiga tatarica

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Saiga

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Duodecima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 532 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946293

Original name as described

Capra tatarica

Other common names

Western Saiga · Mongolian Saiga

Type locality

Ural steppes of Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Russia · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan · Mongolia

Taxonomy notes

includes mongolica and the extinct borealis, which were recognized 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

Campos, P.A., Kristensen, T., Orlando, L., Sher, A., Kholodova, M.A., Götherström, A., Hofreiter, M., Drucker, D.G., Kosintsev, P., Tikhonov, A., Baryshnikov, G.F., Willerslev, E., Gilbert, M.T.P. 2010. Ancient DNA sequences point to a large loss of mitochondrial genetic diversity in the saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) since the Pleistocene. Molecular Ecology 19: 4863-4875. · Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006176

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.

Saiga mongolica

Bannikov, 1946

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mongolica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-39835

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-39835

Authority page

397; рис. 1

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:157) (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 #400000715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Saiga ricei

C. Frick, 1937

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

547

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Capra saiga

(S. G. Gmelin, 1770)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

saiga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

512

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36914413

Authority publication

Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

Saiga Colus

J. E. Gray, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

colus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319568

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gray (1846:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)

Saiga Tatarica

J. E. Gray, 1850

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tatarica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595061

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Ward (1910:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015874) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  7. Smith & Xie (2008:471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19832/233712210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Saiga borealis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Saiga borealis borealis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Saiga borealis mongolica

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mongolica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Saiga tatarica mongolica

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mongolica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

471

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Ibex imberbis

(J. G. Gmelin, 1760)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

imberbis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

345

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10121384

Authority publication

Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

Name usages

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

Capra tatarica

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tatarica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946293

Authority publication

Stockholm

Antilope saiga

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

saiga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321015

Authority publication

The Hague

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  5. Lesson (1827:371, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Gervais (1840:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  7. Laurillard (1841:616, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482954) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  8. Lesson (1842:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  9. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  10. Groves & Grubb (2011:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope scythica

(Pallas, 1767)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

scythica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817610

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:289, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873086) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Capra sayga

(Forster, 1768)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sayga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

344

Authority publication

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

Name usages

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

Cemas Colus

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

colus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

736

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375483

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

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

Antilope Colus

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

colus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264323

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Saïga Tartarica

J. E. Gray, 1852

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tartarica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956464

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Murie (1870:451, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28555311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39322)
  3. Gray (1872:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope (Saiga) borealis

(Tschersky, 1876)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Izvest. Sibir. Otdel. Russ. Geog. Obshchest.

Saiga prisca

Nehring, 1891

Family

Bovidae

Root name

prisca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44333270

Authority publication

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie

Saiga binagadensis

Alekperova, 1953

Family

Bovidae

Root name

binagadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

70

Authority publication

Trudy Eststvenno-istoricheskogo museya AN Azerb, SSR, Baku

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