Pelea capreolus

(Forster, 1790)

Rhebok

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

<i>In</i> Levaillant, Erste Reise Afrika, 71

Original name as described

Antilope capreolus

Other common names

Gray Ribbok · Vaal Rhebuck

Type locality

Cape Colony.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa · Eswatini · Lesotho

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006250

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.

Antilope villosa

(Burchell, 1824)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

villosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:44a, BMNH:Mamm:629a

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1e8c9c68-b317-4cac-9699-8f3451ca0a74 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd8a3d8d-eb17-4434-8041-871f04642919

Authority page

302 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47028927

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Eleotragus Capreolus

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

capreolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Gray (1850:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Blyth (1863:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Pelea capreola

J. E. Gray, 1872

Family

Bovidae

Root name

capreola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707773

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Pelea capreolus

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

capreolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741457

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Roberts (1913:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  4. Schwarz (1920:994, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  10. Groves & Grubb (2011:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16484/50192715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Antilope capreolus

(Forster, 1790)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

capreolus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

71

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Thunberg (1811:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  2. Lesson (1827:377, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Gervais (1840:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)

Antilope lanata

(Desmoulins, 1822)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lanata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

445

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25676343

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:388, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207855) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Gervais (1840:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  3. Laurillard (1841:623, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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