Nesotragus batesi

(de Winton, 1903)

Dwarf Antelope

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

de Winton, W.E. 1903-08. On a new species of pigmy antelope of the genus Neotragus from the Cameroons District, W. Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903-I(2):192-194.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31598793

Original name as described

Neotragus batesi

Other common names

Bates's Pygmy Antelope

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.16.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09b32ea3-c981-41d5-9652-3e3a503b92b3

Type locality

Cameruns.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda

Taxonomy notes

moved from Neotragus to Nesotragus based on molecular distinctions

Taxonomy notes citation

Bärmann, E. V., & Schikora, T. (2014). The polyphyly of Neotragus—Results from genetic and morphometric analyses. Mammalian Biology, 79(4), 283-286.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006242

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.

Neotragus batesi

(de Winton, 1903)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

batesi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.16.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/09b32ea3-c981-41d5-9652-3e3a503b92b3

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31598793

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Bouet (1942:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67365)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Grubb (1993:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69016)
  7. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  8. Groves & Grubb (2011:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14603/50190946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hylarnus Harrisoni

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

harrisoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.21.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f595b489-a644-4aac-a68f-31c4535ca171

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51222812

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:965, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Neotragus harrisoni

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

harrisoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741405

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Nesotragus batesi

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Bovidae

Root name

batesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006242

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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