Swayne's hartebeest
Swayne's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) is an endangered antelope native to Ethiopia. Two of the largest remaining populations are located in Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary and Maze National Park.[3] It has been extirpated from Somalia. It is named after British officer H. G. C. Swayne (1860–1940).[4]
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a herd of Swayne's hartebeest
| Swayne's hartebeest | |
|---|---|
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| Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary, Ethiopia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Alcelaphus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. b. swaynei |
| Trinomial name | |
| Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei (Sclater, 1892) | |
References
- IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. swaynei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?sId=2874
- A Glimpse at Biodiversity Hotspots of Ethiopia (PDF). Ethiopian Wildlife & Natural History Society. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-16.
- Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 401. ISBN 9780801893049. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
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