Tragelaphus oryx

(Pallas, 1766)

Common Eland

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Bovinae
Tribe : Tragelaphini
Genus : Tragelaphus
Subgenus : Taurotragus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1766. Miscellanea Zoologica Quibus novæ imprimis atque obscuræ Animalium Species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrus van Cleef, The Hague, 224 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321012

Original name as described

Antilope oryx

Other common names

Cape Eland · East African Eland · Livingstone's Eland

Type locality

S Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Sudan · Ethiopia · Uganda · Kenya · Rwanda · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Angola · Namibia · Zimbabwe · Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini · Lesotho

Taxonomy notes

moved from Taurotragus to Tragelaphus (included under Taurotragus 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. · Hassanin, A., Houck, M. L., Tshikung, D., Kadjo, B., Davis, H., & Ropiquet, A. (2018). Multi-locus phylogeny of the tribe Tragelaphini (Mammalia, Bovidae) and species delimitation in bushbuck: evidence for chromosomal speciation mediated by interspecific hybridization. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 129, 96-105. · Rakotoarivelo, A. R., Rambuda, T., Taron, U. H., Stalder, G., O’Donoghue, P., Robovský, J., ... & Moodley, Y. (2024). Complex patterns of gene flow and convergence in the evolutionary history of the spiral-horned antelopes (Tragelaphini). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108131.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006280

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 oryx

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oryx

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321012

Authority publication

The Hague

Name usages

  1. Boddaert (1772:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)
  2. Müller (1776:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)
  3. Erxleben (1777:275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  4. Borowski (1780:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67759)
  5. Zimmermann (1783:161, 168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  6. Zimmermann (1783:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  7. Boddaert (1785:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  8. Gmelin (1788:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  9. Kerr (1792:315, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  10. Shaw (1801:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37621)
  11. Daudin (1802:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  12. Turton (1802:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  13. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  14. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  15. Cuvier (1816:262, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1844772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39676)
  16. Voigt (1819:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
  17. Hemprich (1820:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
  18. Schinz (1821:391, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  19. Smith (1827:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59866)
  20. Smuts (1832:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)

Antilope oreas

(Pallas, 1777)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27823359

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Zimmermann (1783:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  2. Boddaert (1785:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  3. Gmelin (1788:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  4. Kerr (1792:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  5. Link (1795:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272976) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  6. Shaw (1801:319, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37621)
  7. Daudin (1802:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  8. Turton (1802:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772971) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  9. Thunberg (1811:314, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  10. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  11. Cuvier (1816:263, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1844773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39676)
  12. Muirhead (1819:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  13. Schinz (1821:396, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  14. Desmarest (1822:471, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  15. Lesson (1827:384, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207851) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  16. Fischer (1829:477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  17. Gervais (1840:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  18. Blyth (1840:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
  19. Laurillard (1841:620, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  20. Lesson (1842:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  21. Peters (1852:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  22. Peters (1852:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  23. Crisp (1862:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67742)
  24. Heuglin (1869:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69170)
  25. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos barbatus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

barbatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

340

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664368

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Kerr (1792:340, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Turton (1802:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772977) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cemas Alces

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

alces

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex

Authority page

735

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375482

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

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

Antelope Oreas

(Bowdich, 1821)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Bowdich (1821:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43468)

Antelope Oryx

(Bowdich, 1821)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oryx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

80

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Bowdich (1821:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43468)

Damalis canna

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

canna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264486

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Antilope canna

(Smuts, 1832)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

canna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088781

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Smuts (1832:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)

Damalis oreas

(Smuts, 1832)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

90

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088780

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Smuts (1832:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)

Boselaphus Canna

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

canna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729868

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1843:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)

Boselaphus Oreas

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729868

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1843:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)
  2. Smith (1843:pl. 40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67654)
  3. Smith (1843:pl. 40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67654)

Oreas Canna

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

canna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595037

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1851:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69321)
  3. Gray (1852:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Blyth (1863:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  5. Gray (1872:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  6. Sclater (1872:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037873) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  7. Bocage (1890:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39321600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68678)
  8. Thomas (1894:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69209)

Oreas livingstonii

(P. L. Sclater, 1864)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500394

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Anoa Livingstonii

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

333

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580329

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:333, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Anoa (Damalis) oreas

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

333

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580329

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:333, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Antilope Livingstonii

(von Heuglin, 1869)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

319

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Heuglin (1869:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69170)

Antilope triangularis

(Günther, 1889)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

triangularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1889.2.4.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87d23d6f-748b-40c8-80e3-5e60f39c2882

Authority page

260

Authority publication

The Field

Name usages

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

Taurotragus oreas livingstonii

(P. L. Sclater, 1893)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

507

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35992787

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Oreas canna livingstoni

(Jackson, 1894)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

variant

Authority page

285

Authority publication

London

Oreas livingstoni

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835533

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Oreas oreas

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835533

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Matschie (1912:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67352)

Taurotragus oryx typicus

(Selous in Bryden, 1899)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

426

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37141666

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:305, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:328, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015971) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Taurotragus oryx pattersonianus

(Lydekker, 1906)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pattersonianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.10.14.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b3949514-6d48-4dce-851e-e491a11c9a8b

Authority page

579

Authority publication

The Field

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:306, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:328, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015971) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Berger (1910:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67836)
  4. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:467, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  5. Granvik (1924:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68174)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Taurotragus oreas

(Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063344

Authority publication

Manchester Memoir

Name usages

Wroughton (1907:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)

Taurotragus oryx livingstonei

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstonei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

306

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741526

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:306, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Allen (1909:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  3. Ward (1910:328, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015971) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Roberts (1913:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  5. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Taurotragus oryx

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oryx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

304

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741524

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:304, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Allen (1909:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  3. Ward (1910:327, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Berger (1910:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67836)
  5. Pocock (1911:932, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31561444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67432)
  6. Roberts (1913:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  7. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:467, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  8. Granvik (1924:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68174)
  9. Shortridge (1934:607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69310)
  10. Hill & Carter (1941:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  11. Shortridge (1942:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888988) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  12. Grubb (1993:403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69016)
  13. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  14. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  15. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  16. Groves & Grubb (2011:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  17. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  20. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)

Taurotragus livingstoni

(Berger, 1910)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615809

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Berger (1910:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615809) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67836)

Taurotragus oryx selousi

(Lydekker in J. R. Ward, 1910)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

selousi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.15.431

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d58bc9db-f8aa-4e40-8a8f-0502f8e1a0d0

Authority page

328

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015971

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:328, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015971) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Oreas oreas kaufmanni

(Matschie, 1912)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kaufmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Deutsche Jäger-Zeitung

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1912:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67352)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Oreas pattersonianus

(Matschie, 1912)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pattersonianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Deutsche Jäger-Zeitung

Name usages

Matschie (1912:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67352)

Oreas oryx niediecki

(Matschie, 1913)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

niediecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 372. 11. 41, ZMB A. 372. 11. 49

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43607119

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Taurotragus oryx billingae

(P. S. Kershaw, 1923)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

billingae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.3.4.46

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1475ab3f-7ca8-4d19-8bb7-3c89a5b3ee6b

Authority page

598

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355856

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Taurotragus oryx kaufmanni

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kaufmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

607

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69310)

Taurotragus oryx livingstonii

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

livingstonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

607

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69310)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Taurotragus oryx niediecki

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

niediecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

607

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69310)

Taurotragus oryx oryx

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oryx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

607

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69310)
  2. Shortridge (1942:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888988) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Taurotragus oryx pachyceros

(E. Schwarz, 1937)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pachyceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BSPG "E-58"

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Oldoway-Expedition

Tragelaphus oryx

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oryx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

121

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  5. Faith, Rowan, O'Brien, Blegen & Peppe (2020:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50713)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22055/115166135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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