Neotragus pygmaeus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Royal Antelope

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033880

Original name as described

Capra pygmea

Type material

RMNH.MAM.54992

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.54992

Type locality

Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006241

Country distribution map

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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.

Capra pygmea

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

RMNH.MAM.54992

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.54992

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033880

Authority publication

Stockholm

Antilope regia

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

regius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

RMNH.MAM.54992

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.54992

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873075

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:278, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope pygmœa

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmoea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

178

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Nanotragus pygmæa

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmaea

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)

Nanotragus regius

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

regius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595052

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

Gray (1850:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)

Neotragus pygmæus

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741403

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14602/50190835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

pygmeus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

685

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:685) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope opinigera

(Groves & Grubb, 2011)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

opinigera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

144

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Moschus pygmaeus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946288

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:322, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xiv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Antilope pygmaea

(Pallas, 1777)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27823360

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Lesson (1827:379, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope spinigera

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

spiniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

379

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207846

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:379, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Gervais (1840:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  3. Lesson (1842:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope spinigera

(Temminck, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

spinigera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

xxx

Authority publication

Paris

Antilope pigmæa

(Laurillard, 1841)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pigmaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

623

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482961

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Laurillard (1841:623, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)

Nanotragus perpusillus

(J. E. Gray, 1851)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

perpusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278646

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Gray (1872:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Capra pygmaea

(G. M. Allen, 1939)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

498

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782395

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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