Tragelaphus strepsiceros

(Pallas, 1766)

Greater Kudu

Taxonomy

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

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 strepsiceros

Other common names

Cape Kudu · Zambezi Kudu · Northern Kudu · Western Kudu

Type locality

"Prom. B. Spei" (Cape of Good Hope). Restricted by Grubb in 1999 to South Africa, southeastern Cape Province (eastern part of Western Cape Province).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Chad · Central African Republic · Sudan · South Sudan · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Somalia? · Djibouti? · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Angola · Namibia · Zimbabwe · Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

moved to Strepsiceros then back to Tragelaphus (included under Strepsiceros by Groves & Grubb 2011), includes zambesiensis, chora, and cottoni, 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

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/1006283

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.

Strepsiceros strepsiceros cottoni

(Dollman & Burlace, 1928)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cottoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.11.11.20

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae1acbca-d5ef-4dd9-9430-d19beef4c282

Authority page

300

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Tragelaphus strepsiceros burlacei

Ansell, 1969

Family

Bovidae

Root name

burlacei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.11.11.20

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae1acbca-d5ef-4dd9-9430-d19beef4c282

Authority page

730

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Strepsiceros grandis

(Leakey, 1965)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

grandis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:M 21461

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Cambridge

Strepsiceros strepsiceros bea

(E. Heller, 1913)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:163247

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3edff36e0-0fb3-4156-a392-105468e09a01

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095845

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:449, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Strepsiceros frommi

(Matschie, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

frommi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 122. 09. 350

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

391

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608465

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Strepsiceros maryanus

(Leakey, 1965)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maryanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Cambridge

Strepsiceros strepsiceros

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

strepsiceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835529

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Roberts (1913:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  3. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:449, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Groves & Grubb (2011:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Strepsiceros capensis chora

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

chora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

342

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741562

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:342, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:321, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Bovidae

Root name

strepsiceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

122

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:343, 344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22054/166487759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tragelaphus strepsiceros bea

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tragelaphus strepsiceros chora

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

chora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

strepsiceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tragelaphus strepsiceros zambesiensis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

zambesiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Strepsiceros chora

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

chora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

616

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:141) (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 #400000718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Strepsiceros cottoni

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cottoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

616

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Strepsiceros zambesiensis

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

zambesiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

615

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:141) (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 #400000720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Antilope strepsiceros

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

strepsiceros

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. Erxleben (1777:282, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Thunberg (1811:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  5. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  6. Lesson (1827:383, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207850) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  7. Gervais (1840:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  8. Laurillard (1841:620, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  9. Lesson (1842:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Antilope torticornis

(Hermann, 1804)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

torticornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13420018

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Damalis strepsiceros

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

strepsiceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264488

Authority publication

London

Antilope chora

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

chora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

22 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140560

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Strepsiceros capensis

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968341

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:341, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:318, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Strepsiceros koodoo

(C. H. Smith, 1836)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

koodoo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

180

Authority publication

Naturalist's Library

Name usages

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

Strepsiceros Kudu

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kudu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Blyth (1863:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Gray (1872:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Strepsiceros excelsus

(Sundevall, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

excelsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392292

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

Strepsiceros Kudu abyssinicus

(Fitzinger, 1869)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

abyssinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6354528

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Strepsiceros strepsiceros zambesiensis

(von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1894)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

zambesiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

63

Authority publication

Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien

Strepsiceros capensis typicus

(J. R. Ward, 1910)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

319

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015962

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:319, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Strepsiceros hamiltoni

(Matschie, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hamiltoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

387

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608461

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

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