Topi

For other uses, see Topi (disambiguation).

Topi
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
Genus: Damaliscus
Species:
D. lunatus
Subspecies:
D. l. jimela
Trinomial name
Damaliscus lunatus jimela
(Matschie, 1892)
Range in dark green
Synonyms[2]
  • Damaliscus korrigum jimela Matschie, 1892
  • Damaliscus korrigum selousi Lydekker, 1907
  • Damaliscus corrigum jimela (Matschie, 1892)
  • Damaliscus phalius Cabrera, 1910
  • Damaliscus korrigum eurus Blaine, 1914
  • Damaliscus korrigum ugandae Blaine, 1914
  • Damaliscus jimela (Matschie, 1892)
  • Damaliscus selousi (Lydekker, 1907)
  • Damaliscus eurus (Blaine, 1914)
  • Damaliscus ugandae (Blaine, 1914)

Damaliscus lunatus jimela is a subspecies of topi,[3] and is usually just called a topi.[4] It is a highly social and fast type of antelope found in the savannas, semi-deserts, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2 August 2016). "Damaliscus lunatus ssp. jimela". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6241A50185829. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T6241A50185829.en.
  2. ^ "Damaliscus lunatus (Burchell, 1824)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Damaliscus lunatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6235A50185422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6235A50185422.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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