Hippotragus


Hippotragus is a genus of antelopes which includes two living and one recently extinct species, as well as some fossil relatives. The genus name comes from Ancient Greek ἵππος, meaning "horse", and τράγος, meaning "he-goat", and thus, "horse goat".
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
H. equinusRoan antelopeWest, Central, East and Southern Africa
H. nigerSable antelopeEast Africa, south of Kenya, and Southern Africa
H. leucophaeus†Bluebuck or blue antelopethe southwestern Cape of South Africa

Fossil species