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Bovidae family (including Aegodontia &Boodontia & Caprinae) or Antelope family tree

Bovidae family (including Aegodontia &Boodontia) or Antelope family tree

Antelope lie in the Bovidae family, and account for around 2/3 of the 135 Bovidae species that exist in the world. It should be noted that deer come from the family Cervidae, which means that despite looking extremely similar, antelope are more closely related to cattle than they are to deer.

There are 91 antelope species in the world with 72 found in Africa, 14 in Asia, with the last 5 found in Eastern Europe.

There are 8 subfamilies in Africa

1. Bovinae (Bushbuck)
2. Reduncinae (Boher reedbuck)
3. Peleinae (grey rhebok)
4. Alcelaphinae (Hirola)
5. Hippotraginae (Beisa Oryx)
Impala
7. Antilopinae (Bates’ Pigmy Antelope)
Abbott’s Duiker

1. Subfamily Bovinae

Spiral horned antelopes made up of tribe Tragelaphini: 9 species 4 subspecies.

1. Bovinae (Bushbuck)
common eland
Giant eland (eastern and western subspecies)
Greater Kudu
lesser kudu
Eastern bongo
nyala
mounain nyala
mountain bongo
Sitatunga

2. Subfamily Reduncinae

Rhebok, reedbucks, and waterbucks 8 Species, 11 Subspecies
2. Reduncinae (Boher reedbuck)
mountain reedbuck
southern reedbuck
Kob
Red Lechwe
Nile lechwe
puku
Waterbuck

3. Subfamily Peleinae:

 1 Species
 
Grey rhebok

4. Subfamily Alcelaphinae

 

Sassabies, hartebeests, and wildebeests: 6 Species (depending on how you count, it can be anywhere from 6 to 10) , 19 Subspecies

4. Alcelaphinae (Hirola)
Tsessebe (Topi Sasseby and Tiang)
Bontebok
Genus Alcelaphus, Hartebeest
Blue wildebeest
Black wildebeest

5. Subfamily Hippotraginae

Grazing antelope: 7 Species, 4 Subspecies
Addax
Sable antelope
Giant Sable
Roam
gemsbok
5. Hippotraginae (Beisa Oryx)
scimitar oryx

6. Subfamily Aepycerotinae

Impala: 1 Species which is impala, 2 Subspecies

Impala

7. Subfamily Antilopinae

Gazelles, dwarf antelopes

    • Tribe Antilopini: 10 Species, 4 Subspecies
Dama Gazelle
Docas Gazelle
gerenuk
grant’s gazelle
Mhorr Gazelle
red fronted gazelle
Slender horned gazelle
Soemmerings gazelle
Spekes gazelle
springbok
Thompsons gazelle
  • Tribe Ammodorcadini: 1 Species
dibatag
  • Tribe Neotragini: 13 Species, 4 Subspecies
7. Antilopinae (Bates’ Pigmy Antelope)
Beira
Cape Grysbok
Guenther’s Dikdik
Kirk’s Dikdik
Klipspringer
Oribi
Royal Antelope
Salt’s Dikdik
Sharpe’s Grysbok
Steenbok
silver dikdik
Suni

8. Subfamily Cephalophinae

 Duiker: 17 Species, 7 Subspecies

Abbott’s Duiker
Aders’ Duiker
Bay Duiker
Black Duiker
Black-fronted Duiker
Blue Duiker
Grey Duiker or common
Harvey’s Red Duiker
Jentink’s Duiker
Maxwell’s Duiker
Natal Red Duiker
Ogilby’s Duiker
Peters’ Duiker
Red-flanked Duiker
White-bellied Duiker
Yellow-backed Duiker
Zebra Duiker
Walter’s-Duiker

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Caprinae

The Caprinae family is a close relation of Alcelaphinae & Hippotraginae (subfamily 4 and 5 on this page) but this family consists of the worlds goats and sheep.

This consists of 9 genus with just 1 species in each (and one further extinct so not included here) and then 5 genus with more than that. 

Firstly dealing with each genus with only one species.

Arabian Tahr
Barbary Sheep
Bharal genus Pseudois
Himalayan Tahr
mountain goat
Musk ox
Nilgiri Tahr genus Nilgiritragus
Takin genus Budorcas
tibetan antelope genus Pantholops

Next the Capra genus, which consists of the worlds Ibex species

Alpine ibex
Domestic goat
Iberian ibex
Markhor
Nubian ibex
Siberian Ibex
Walia ibex
west asian ibex or wild goat
West Caucasian tur

Next the Ovis family (sheep species)

Big horn sheep
Dall sheep
Domestic sheep
Marco polo sheep
Mouflon
Snow sheep
Urial

Two species of Chamois remain

Alpine chamois
Pyrenees chamois

The second last group is the Serow (6 species)

Himalayan serow
Japanese serow
Mainland serow
Red serow
Sumatran serow
Taiwan serow

The last group is the Goral

Chinese goral
Himalayan goral
Long-tailed goral
Red goral
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    South Luangwa National park

    South Luangwa National park

    South Luangwa National park, lies at the tip of the Rift valley that runs from the red sea. It centres around the Luangwa river and teems with Cape buffalo, hippo and elephant.

    With an area of almost 10,000 square kilometers it is a large place and is fairly respected as one of the great wildlife reserves in Africa.

    One of the first bits of land set aside in Africa for photographic safari (rather than hunting)  it has been known for generations as a fantastic place to photograph wildlife in its natural habitat. It is also one of the last large reserves largely unfenced, though natural barriers play this role effectively along much of its borders.

    In more recent times, it was also the place that the walking safari was developed.

    Chikunto Safari Lodge

    Chikunto Lodge lies surrounded by rolling plains, plateaus, river banks and miombo vegetation.

    Chikunto Lodge has 5 suites- 4 luxury suites and a family suite. As such, even if it is totally full, it will never feel packed. With the expansive patio areas and different places it is possible to eat, you can choose spend time with the other guests, particularly around the fire in the evening, or to find a space to sit with the group you came with.

    The lodge is set on stilts on the edge of an area of grassland and water. This means that you can see  a great deal of wildlife, sitting in comfort eating your meals, or having a cool drink. 

    Chikunto Safari lodge lies within the South Luangwa national park of Botswana. with the whole lodge built on stilts, raising it about 1.5m above the plains, you get  a particularly good view of the animals walking past and the Luangwa river.

    With a wide range of activities to enjoy, and different ways to see the local wildlife, from game drives and boat rides, to eating outdoors watching the wildlife walk past, or a wonderful picnic when out on an excursion.

    Alternatively for a change, you can go for a walk with highly experience guides. Not only will they be able to show you things that you would not usually notice, but they will protect you should you have a particularly close encounter with a wild animal.

    Each suite is separate, and gives you a luxurious amount of space. The rooms feel like an expensive hotel room, however because you are actually in a tent, you can hear all the animals from the surrounding area.

    Chikunto Lodge

    Chikunto Safari lodge- South Luangwa national park

    Chikunto Safari lodge lies within the South Luangwa national park of Botswana. with the whole lodge built on stilts, raising it about 1.5m above the plains, you get  a particularly good view of the animals walking past and the Luangwa river.

    With a wide range of activities to enjoy, and different ways to see the local wildlife, from game drives and boat rides, to eating outdoors watching the wildlife walk past, or a wonderful picnic when out on an excursion.

    Alternatively for a change, you can go for a walk with highly experience guides. Not only will they be able to show you things that you would not usually notice, but they will protect you should you have a particularly close encounter with a wild animal. This is the place that walking safaris were pioneered, and as such they  have huge amounts of experience running these.

    The range of animals that live in this area is pretty impressive, and you are likely to plenty of exciting encounters with the local wildlife that will stick with you.

    As well as all this, you will stay in a wonderful suite, that will be extremely comfortable

    The price for this luxurious lodge starts at

    If you are interested in visiting this luxurious lodge and would like to know availability, or have a question please fill in the form below.

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