TABLE 63-1.

Taxonomy and General Characteristics of the Family Bovidae1, 26, 41

Genus (# Species)	Common Name	Adult Weight (kilograms)	Female Sexual Maturity (months)	Gestation Length (months)	Lifespan (years)	Feeding Strategy	IUCN Status
SUBFAMILY AEPYCEROTINAE
Aepyceros	Impala	40–80	18–24	6.5–7	15	I	LC
SUBFAMILY ALCELAPHINAE
Alcelaphus	Hartebeest	120–200	18–30	8		G	LC
Beatragus	Hirola (Hunter's hartebeest)	80–118	—	7.5–8	—	G	CE
Connochaetes (2)	Black, blue wildebeest	110–180	18–30	8–8.5	20	G	LC
Damaliscus (3)	Topi, tsessebe; blesbok/bontebok	75–160; 55–80	18–30	7.5–8.5	12–17	G	LC
SUBFAMILY ANTILOPINAE
Ammodorcas	Dibatag	22–35	12–18	6–7	10–12	B	VU
Antidorcas	Springbok	30–45	6–9	5.5–6	20	I	LC
Antilope	Blackbuck	25–35	18–24	5–6	10–12	I	NT
Dorcatragus	Beira	9–11.5	—	6	—	I	VU
Eudorcas (4)	Mongalla, red-fronted, Red, Thompson gazelle	25–30	9	6	14.5	G	LC; VU; DD; NT
Gazella (10)	Arabian, Indian, Queen of Sheba, Cuvier, Dorcas, mountain, slender-horned, Saudi, Speke, goitered gazelles	15–25	7–12	6–7	12	I	DD; LC, EX; EN; VU; VU; EN; EX; EN; VU
Litocranius	Gerenuk	30–50	12–18	6.5–7	10–12	B	NT
Madoqua (4)	Kirk, Gunther's, silver, Salt's dik-dik	2.2–7	6–8	5–6	10	I	LC
Nanger (3)	Dama (Addra, Mhorr), Grant, Soemmerring gazelles	35–75	6–18	6–6.5	12–14	I; B; G	CE; LC; VU
Neotragus (3)	Suni; pygmy/royal antelope	1.5–6	12–18	6	6–10	B	LC
Oreotragus	Klipspringer	10–18	12	7	15	I	LC
Ourebia	Oribi	15–20	9	6.5–7	14	I	LC
Procapra (3)	Mongolian gazelle	20–29	18–24	6.1	7	G	LC
	Tibetan/Przewalski gazelles	13–32	12–24	5.5–6	8	I	NT; EN
Raphicerus (3)	Steenbok; Grysbok	7–23	6–9	5.5–6	8–12	I	LC
Saiga	Saiga	20–50	8	4.5	6–10	B	CE
SUBFAMILY BOVINAE
Bison (2)	American; European	545–1,000	24–36	8–10	25–27	G; I	NT; VU
Bos (5)	Gaur; banteng; kouprey	600–1,000	24–36	9–9.5	20–30	G; I; I	VU; EN CE
	Yak	305–820	72	8.5	23	G	VU
	Auroch	—	—	—	—	—	EX
Boselaphus	Nilgai	120–240	18	8	21	I	LC
Bubalus (3)	Indian (Asian) water buffalo	800–1,200	18	10–11	25	I	EN
Bubalus	Anoa; tamaraw	200–300	24–72	9–10.5	20–25	I; G	EN; CE
Pseudoryx	Saola	80–100	Not available	7.5–8	8–9	B	CE
Syncerus	African buffalo	300–900	36–60	11.5	18–20	G	LC
Tetracerus	Four-horned antelope	15–25	—	7.5–8	10	I	VU
Tragelaphus (9)	Greater kudu; bongo; mountain nyala	120–400	14–36	7–9	15–23	I	LC; NT; EN
	Lesser kudu; bushbuck; Nyala; Sitatunga	25–140	9–36	6–8	12–19	I	NT; LC; LC; LC
	Common, giant eland	300–1,000	14–36	9	25	I	LC
SUBFAMILY CEPHALOPHINAE
Cephalophus (15)	Bush, black, zebra, red-flanked, yellow-backed duiker	7–80	—	—	—	B	CE
	Abbott, Jentink duikers	50–80	—	8	21	B	E
Philantomba	Blue, Maxwell duikers	4–10	0.9–12	6–7.5	10–12	I; B	LC
Sylvicapra	Common duiker	10–20	9–10	6–7	14	B	LC
SUBFAMILY HIPPOTRAGINAE
Addax	Addax	60–125	18	8.5	19	I	CE
Hippotragus	Bluebuck	—	—	—	—	—	EX
	Roan, sable antelope	190–300	24–36	9	17	I; G	LC
Oryx (4)	Arabian oryx	65–70	18–24	8.5–9	20	I	VU
	Beisa oryx; gemsbok	150–240	18–24	8.5–10	18–22	I	NT; LC
Scimitar-horned oryx	180–200	18–24	8–8.5	20	I	EW
SUBFAMILY REDUNCINAE
Kobus (5)	Kob; red lechwe; Nile lechwe; Puku	50–130	18–24	7–9	15–21	G	LC; LC; EN; NT
	Waterbuck	150–250	12–16	8.5–9	18	I	LC
Pelea	Rhebok	18–30	14	7	8–10	I	LC
Redunca (3)	Southern, mountain, Bohor reedbuck	40–95	12	7.75	16	G	LC

B, Browser; CE, critically endangered; EN, endangered; EW, extinct in the wild; EX, extinct; G, grazer; I, intermediate; LC, least concern; NT, near threatened; VU, vulnerable.