Beira (antelope)

Beira
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Genus: Dorcatragus
Noack, 1894
Species:
D. megalotis
Binomial name
Dorcatragus megalotis
(Menges, 1894)[2]
Beira range
Synonyms[1]
  • Oreotragus megalotis Menges,1894

The beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a small arid adapted antelope that inhabits arid regions of the Horn of Africa. It is the only member of the genus Dorcatragus.

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Dorcatragus megalotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6793A50185898. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T6793A50185898.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dorcatragus megalotis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2016-11-13.