Grazing antelope

Grazing antelopes Temporal range: Late Miocene to present
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Hippotraginae Sundevall, 1845
Genera
Addax Hippotragus Oryx †Palaeoryx

A grazing antelope is any of the species of antelope that make up the subfamily Hippotraginae or tribe Hippotragini^[1] of the family Bovidae. As grazers, rather than browsers, the "Hippo" in Hippotraginae refers to the slightly horse-like characteristics of body size and proportions: long legs and a solid body with a relatively thick muscular neck.

Genera

• Subfamily Hippotraginae

Image	Genus	Living Species
	Hippotragus Sundevall, 1845	Roan antelope, Hippotragus equinus Sable antelope, Hippotragus niger Giant sable antelope Hippotragus niger varani Bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus (extinct)
	Oryx de Blainville, 1816	East African oryx, Oryx beisa Common beisa oryx, Oryx beisa beisa Fringe-eared oryx, Oryx beisa callotis Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah Gemsbok, Oryx gazella Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx
	Addax Laurillard, 1841	Addax, Addax nasomaculatus

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