Nesotragus moschatus

von Düben in Sundevall, 1847

Suni

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

Sundevall, C.J. 1847. Ny Antelop-art. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3:221-222.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581928

Original name as described

Nesotragus moschatus

Other common names

Zanzibar Suni · Coastal Suni · Mountain Suni · Livingstone's Suni

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Chapani Islet, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Tanzania · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Eswatini?

Taxonomy notes

moved from Neotragus to Nesotragus based on molecular distinctions; includes kirchenpaueri and livingstonianus, which were 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

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006243

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Nesotragus livingstonianus

J. Kirk, 1865

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstonianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.12.19.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2a9eab06-b1e7-4e6b-b771-692d6a8c623b

Authority page

657

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501000

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1872:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  2. Roberts (1913:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Nesotragus livingstonianus typicus

F. V. Kirby in Bryden, 1899

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.12.19.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2a9eab06-b1e7-4e6b-b771-692d6a8c623b

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37141472

Authority publication

London

Nesotragus Livingstonianus zuluensis

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

zuluensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.2.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1acdab9d-1b73-433c-bfed-dd51b12df1b9

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336108

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Nesotragus moschatus akeleyi

E. Heller, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

akeleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:17824

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=b038ff93-bf6a-4e3a-9919-49f1992ea387

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095779

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:551, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Nesotragus moschatus deserticola

E. Heller, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

deserticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:182261

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/306a1b042-4204-4a3d-adbe-9905ae734266

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095780

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:552, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Nesotragus moschatus

von Düben in Sundevall, 1847

Family

Bovidae

Root name

moschatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

221

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581928

Authority publication

Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Gray (1872:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  4. Matschie (1895:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  5. Allen (1909:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  6. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:550, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14604/50191073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neotragus livingstonianus

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstonianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741406

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Neotragus moschatus

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

moschatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  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. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Groves & Grubb (2011:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Nesotragus moschatus kirchenpaueri

Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirchenpaueri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

554

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360539

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:554, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Nesotragus moschatus moschatus

Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

moschatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

550

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360535

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:550, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Neotragus moschatus kirchenpaueri

(Grubb, 2005)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirchenpaueri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Neotragus moschatus livingstonianus

(Grubb, 2005)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstonianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Neotragus moschatus moschatus

(Grubb, 2005)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

moschatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Neotragus moschatus zuluensis

(Grubb, 2005)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

zuluensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Neotragus kirchenpaueri

(Groves & Grubb, 2011)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirchenpaueri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

149

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Cephalophorus zanzibaricus

(Layard, 1861)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

zanzibaricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Cape Town

Name usages

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

Nesotragus kirchenpaueri

Pagenstecher, 1885

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirchenpaueri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

36

Authority publication

Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Nesotragus livingstonei

Bryden, 1899

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstonei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

255

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37141471

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

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