antelope

Also known as Antilopidae

thumb|A bull sable antelope among the trees in the African [[savanna]] An antelope is an extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae, which are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Russia. Antelopes do not form a monophyletic group, as some antelopes are more closely related to other bovid groups, such as bovines, goats, and sheep, than to other antelopes.

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An antelope is a hoofed, plant-eating mammal in the Bovidae family that is found across Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of Russia. Antelopes matter as significant wildlife species in diverse ecosystems, though scientifically they don't form a single unified group since some antelopes are more closely related to other bovids like cattle, goats, and sheep than to each other.

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Research

2,467 papers

Physiology of the dik-dik antelope.ReviewComparative biochemistry and physiology. A, Comparative physiology · 1988Maloiy GM, Rugangazi BM, Clemens ETDOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(88)91583-6
Disease Risks for Restoring Endangered Sahelo-Saharan Antelope: A Literature Review.ReviewEcoHealth · 2025Ellis L, Yu JH, Mertes K et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10393-025-01728-8
Subtypes of Blastocystis in Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii).Research in veterinary science · 2024Yan WL, Li XM, Qin SY et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105233
Theileriosis in naturally infected roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus).Veterinary pathology · 2022Clift SJ, Martí-Garcia B, Lawrence JA et al.DOI: 10.1177/03009858221120011
Implication of Nilgai Antelope (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in Reinfestations of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) in South Texas: A Review and Update.ReviewJournal of medical entomology · 2018Lohmeyer KH, May MA, Thomas DB et al.DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjy004
The Presence of Blastocystis in Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii).Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Geng HL, Sun YZ, Jiang J et al.DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.747952
Nilgai antelope display no signs of infection upon experimental challenge with a virulent Babesia bovis strain.Parasites & vectors · 2024Johnson TL, Persinger KA, Taus NS et al.DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06316-3
Recovered Tibetan antelope at risk again.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Pei J, Wang L, Xu W et al.DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz2900

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Article

20 sections

Contents

Etymology
Species
Distribution and habitat
Morphology
Body and covering
Sensory and digestive systems
Antelope horns
Behavior
Mating strategies
Defense
Status
Lifespan
Relationship with humans
Culture
Domestication
Hybrid antelope
Heraldry
See also
References
External links

A stricter grouping, known as the true antelopes, includes only the genera Gazella, Nanger, Eudorcas, and Antilope. One North American mammal, the pronghorn or "pronghorn antelope", is colloquially referred to as the "American antelope", despite the fact that it belongs to a different family (Antilocapridae) than the true Old-World antelopes; pronghorn are the sole extant member of a lineage that once included many species which went extinct in the prehistoric period.