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 (híppos), meaning "horse", and τράγος (trágos), meaning "he-goat", and thus, "horse goat". Image Scientific name Common name Distribution H. equinus Roan antelope West, Central, East and Southern Africa H. niger Sable antelope East Africa, south of Kenya, and Southern Africa H. leucophaeus †Bluebuck or blue antelope the southwestern Cape of South Africa
Fossil species †Hippotragus gigas †Hippotragus cookei? - may be a nomen dubium
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