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A grazing antelope is any of the species of antelope that make up the subfamily Hippotraginae in the family Bovidae, which also includes sheep, goats, and cattle.
- FAMILY BOVIDAE
- Subfamily Bovinae: cattle and spiral-horned antelopes, 28 species in 10 genera
- Subfamily Cephalophinae: duikers, 19 species in 2 genera
- Subfamily Hippotraginae
- Genus Hippotragus
- Roan Antelope, Hippotragus equinus
- Sable Antelope, Hippotragus niger
- Giant Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger varani
- Bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus (extinct)
- Genus Oryx
- East African Oryx, Oryx beisa
- Scimitar Oryx, Oryx dammah
- Gemsbok, Oryx gazella
- Arabian Oryx, Oryx leucoryx
- Genus Addax
- Addax, Addax nasomaculatus
- Genus Hippotragus
- Subfamily Antilopinae: gazelles, dwarf antelopes and the Saiga, 38 species in 14 genera
- Subfamily Caprinae: sheep, goats, and allies
- Subfamily Reduncinae: waterbucks, reedbucks, 8 species in 2 genera
- Subfamily Aepycerotinae: impala, 1 species in 1 genus
- Subfamily Peleinae: rhebok, 1 species in 1 genus
- Subfamily Alcelaphinae: wildebeest, haartbeast, 7 species in 5 genera
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