Hippotragus niger

(W. C. Harris, 1838)

Sable Antelope

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Athenaeum, 535, 71

Original name as described

Aigocerus niger

Other common names

Swartwitpens · Black-black Sable · Giant Sable · Southern Sable Antelope · Roosevelt's Sable Antelope

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1838.8.1.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1994bb59-d302-4166-9b71-4d37a5f72c32

Type locality

Cashan Range, Magaliesburg, near Pretoria, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania · Kenya · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Namibia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Botswana · South Africa

Taxonomy notes

includes roosevelti, 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/1006236

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.

Aigocerus niger

(W. C. Harris, 1838)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1838.8.1.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1994bb59-d302-4166-9b71-4d37a5f72c32

Authority page

71

Authority publication

The Athenaeum

Name usages

  1. Laurillard (1841:618, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  2. Gray (1846:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  3. Gray (1850:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)

Hippotragus niger variani

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Bovidae

Root name

variani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1916.2.21.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4c359401-b6b5-47aa-add8-f85fea309c5e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0fa1d37-698d-42be-a515-cb68ccff692c

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31597033

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Hippotragus niger anselli

Groves, 1983

Family

Bovidae

Root name

anselli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1966.585

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0e10b6c2-ac4d-4b90-b67f-b860a972eb8e

Authority page

823

Authority publication

Revue de zoologie africaine

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Ozanna roosevelti

(E. Heller, 1910)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

roosevelti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:163166

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32c13cc1b-deeb-42a1-aa51-a4e36195cdb5

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8922959

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Antilope niger

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

179

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Hippotragus niger

J. E. Gray, 1852

Family

Bovidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956517

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Matschie (1895:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  3. Thomas (1898:939, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  4. Lydekker (1908:290, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  5. Ward (1910:282, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015925) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  6. Roberts (1913:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  7. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:335, 336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  11. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  13. Groves & Grubb (2011:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10170/50188654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ægocerus niger

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707779

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Hippotragus niger roosevelti

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

roosevelti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015927

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:284, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Hippotragus niger niger

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Hippotragus niger kirkii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirkii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

641

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Hippotragus roosevelti

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

roosevelti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

642

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Antilope grandicornis

(Hermann, 1804)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

grandicornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13420018

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Aigocerus harrisi

(W. C. Harris, 1839)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

harrisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Ægocerus niger Var. Kirkii

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirkii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707779

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1872:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Hippotragus (Ozanna) niger kaufmanni

Matschie, 1912

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kaufmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

119

Authority publication

Deutsche Jäger-Zeitung

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1912:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67352)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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