Bovoidea

Superfamily of ruminants

Bovoidea
Temporal range: 20–0 Ma
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Miocene-present
Domestic cattle (Bos taurus)
Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferous)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Pecora
Superfamily: Bovoidea
J. E. Gray, 1821
Families

Bovoidea is a superfamily of pecoran ruminants containing the Bovidae and Moschidae. The Bovoidea today is defined in part by very specific dental and anatomical traits, and genetic research indicates that the Moschidae is the sister taxon to the Bovidae.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Sánchez, Israel M.; Domingo, Soledad; Morales, Jorge (2016). "The genus Hispanomeryx (Mammalia, Ruminantia, Moschidae) and its bearing on musk deer phylogeny and systematics". Palaeontology. 53 (5): 1023–1047. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00992.x.
  2. ^ Chen, Lei; Qiu, Qiang; Jiang, Yu; Kun, Wang; Lin, Zeshan; Li, Zhi Peng; Bibi, Faysal; Yang, Yongzhi; Wang, Jinhuan; Nie, Wenhui; et al. (2019). "Large-scale ruminant genome sequencing provides insights into their evolution and distinct traits". Science. 364 (1152): 1–12. Bibcode:2019Sci...364.6202C. doi:10.1126/science.aav6202. PMID 31221828.
  3. ^ Li, Yi-kun; Mennecart, Bastien; Aiglstorfer, Manuela; Ni, Xi-Jun; Li, Qiang; Deng, Tao (2021). "The early evolution of cranial appendages in Bovoidea revealed by new species of Amphimoschus (Mammalia: Ruminantia) from China". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 196 (3): 1–15. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab053.
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Extant Artiodactyla species
Suborder Ruminantia
Antilocapridae
Antilocapra
  • Pronghorn (A. americana)
Giraffidae
Okapia
  • Okapi (O. johnstoni)
Giraffa
  • Northern giraffe (G. camelopardalis)
  • Southern giraffe (G. giraffa)
  • Reticulated giraffe (G. reticulata)
  • Masai giraffe (G. tippelskirchi)
Moschidae
Moschus
  • Anhui musk deer (M. anhuiensis)
  • Dwarf musk deer (M. berezovskii)
  • Alpine musk deer (M. chrysogaster)
  • Kashmir musk deer (M. cupreus)
  • Black musk deer (M. fuscus)
  • Himalayan musk deer (M. leucogaster)
  • Siberian musk deer (M. moschiferus)
Tragulidae
Hyemoschus
  • Water chevrotain (H. aquaticus)
Moschiola
  • Indian spotted chevrotain (M. indica)
  • Yellow-striped chevrotain (M. kathygre)
  • Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain (M. meminna)
Tragulus
  • Java mouse-deer (T. javanicus)
  • Lesser mouse-deer (T. kanchil)
  • Greater mouse-deer (T. napu)
  • Philippine mouse-deer (T. nigricans)
  • Vietnam mouse-deer (T. versicolor)
  • Williamson's mouse-deer (T. williamsoni)
Cervidae
Large family listed below
Bovidae
Large family listed below
Family Cervidae
Cervinae
Muntiacus
  • Bornean yellow muntjac (M. atherodes)
  • Hairy-fronted muntjac (M. crinifrons)
  • Fea's muntjac (M. feae)
  • Gongshan muntjac (M. gongshanensis)
  • Sumatran muntjac (M. montanus)
  • Southern red muntjac (M. muntjak)
  • Pu Hoat muntjac (M. puhoatensis)
  • Leaf muntjac (M. putaoensis)
  • Reeves's muntjac (M. reevesi)
  • Roosevelt's muntjac (M. rooseveltorum)
  • Truong Son muntjac (M. truongsonensis)
  • Northern red muntjac (M. vaginalis)
  • Giant muntjac (M. vuquangensis)
Elaphodus
  • Tufted deer (E. cephalophus)
Dama
  • European fallow deer (D. dama)
  • Persian fallow deer (D. mesopotamica)
Axis
  • Chital (A. axis)
  • Calamian deer (A. calamianensis)
  • Bawean deer (A. kuhlii)
  • Hog deer (A. porcinus)
Rucervus
  • Barasingha (R. duvaucelii)
  • Eld's deer (R. eldii)
Elaphurus
  • Père David's deer (E. davidianus)
Rusa
  • Visayan spotted deer (R. alfredi)
  • Philippine sambar (R. mariannus)
  • Rusa deer (R. timorensis)
  • Sambar (R. unicolor)
Cervus
  • Thorold's deer (C. albirostris)
  • Red deer (C. elaphus)
  • Elk (C. canadensis)
  • Central Asian red deer (C. hanglu)
  • Sika deer (C. nippon)
Capreolinae
Alces
  • Moose (A. alces)
Hydropotes
  • Water deer (H. inermis)
Capreolus
  • European roe deer (C. capreolus)
  • Siberian roe deer (C. pygargus)
Rangifer
  • Reindeer (R. tarandus)
Hippocamelus
  • Taruca (H. antisensis)
  • South Andean deer (H. bisulcus)
Mazama
  • Red brocket (M. americana)
  • Small red brocket (M. bororo)
  • Merida brocket (M. bricenii)
  • Dwarf brocket (M. chunyi)
  • Gray brocket (M. gouazoubira)
  • Pygmy brocket (M. nana)
  • Amazonian brown brocket (M. nemorivaga)
  • Little red brocket (M. rufina)
  • Central American red brocket (M. temama)
Ozotoceros
  • Pampas deer (O. bezoarticus)
Blastocerus
  • Marsh deer (B. dichotomus)
Pudu
  • Northern pudu (P. mephistophiles)?
  • Southern pudu (P. pudu)
Pudella?
  • Peruvian Yungas pudu (P. carlae)
  • Northern pudu (P. mephistophiles)
Odocoileus
  • Mule deer (O. hemionus)
  • Yucatan brown brocket (O. pandora)
  • White-tailed deer (O. virginianus)
Family Bovidae
Hippotraginae
Hippotragus
  • Roan antelope (H. equinus)
  • Sable antelope (H. niger)
Oryx
  • East African oryx (O. beisa)
  • Scimitar oryx (O. dammah)
  • Gemsbok (O. gazella)
  • Arabian oryx (O. leucoryx)
Addax
  • Addax (A. nasomaculatus)
Reduncinae
Kobus
  • Waterbuck (K. ellipsiprymnus)
  • Kob (K. kob)
  • Lechwe (K. leche)
  • Nile lechwe (K. megaceros)
  • Puku (K. vardonii)
Redunca
  • Southern reedbuck (R. arundinum)
  • Mountain reedbuck (R. fulvorufula)
  • Bohor reedbuck (R. redunca)
Aepycerotinae
Aepyceros
  • Impala (A. melampus)
Peleinae
Pelea
  • Grey rhebok (P. capreolus)
Alcelaphinae
Beatragus
  • Hirola (B. hunteri)
Damaliscus
  • Common tsessebe (D. lunatus)
  • Bontebok (D. pygargus)
Alcelaphus
  • Hartebeest (A. buselaphus)
Connochaetes
  • Black wildebeest (C. gnou)
  • Blue wildebeest (C. taurinus)
Pantholopinae
Pantholops
  • Tibetan antelope (P. hodgsonii)
Caprinae
Large subfamily listed below
Bovinae
Large subfamily listed below
Antilopinae
Large subfamily listed below
Family Bovidae (subfamily Caprinae)
Ammotragus
  • Barbary sheep (A. lervia)
Arabitragus
  • Arabian tahr (A. jayakari)
Budorcas
  • Takin (B. taxicolor)
Capra
  • Wild goat (C. aegagrus)
  • West Caucasian tur (C. caucasia)
  • East Caucasian tur (C. cylindricornis)
  • Markhor (C. falconeri)
  • Domestic goat (C. hircus)
  • Alpine ibex (C. ibex)
  • Nubian ibex (C. nubiana)
  • Iberian ibex (C. pyrenaica)
  • Siberian ibex (C. sibirica)
  • Walia ibex (C. walie)
Capricornis
  • Japanese serow (C. crispus)
  • Red serow (C. rubidus)
  • Mainland serow (C. sumatraensis)
  • Taiwan serow (C. swinhoei)
Hemitragus
  • Himalayan tahr (H. jemlahicus)
Naemorhedus
  • Red goral (N. baileyi)
  • Long-tailed goral (N. caudatus)
  • Himalayan goral (N. goral)
  • Chinese goral (N. griseus)
Oreamnos
  • Mountain goat (O. americanus)
Ovibos
  • Muskox (O. moschatus)
Nilgiritragus
  • Nilgiri tahr (N. hylocrius)
Ovis
  • Argali (O. ammon)
  • Domestic sheep (O. aries)
  • Bighorn sheep (O. canadensis)
  • Dall sheep (O. dalli)
  • Mouflon (O. gmelini)
  • Snow sheep (O. nivicola)
  • Urial (O. vignei)
Pseudois
  • Bharal (P. nayaur)
Rupicapra
  • Pyrenean chamois (R. pyrenaica)
  • Chamois (R. rupicapra)
Family Bovidae (subfamily Bovinae)
Boselaphini
Tetracerus
  • Four-horned antelope (T. quadricornis)
Boselaphus
  • Nilgai (B. tragocamelus)
Bovini
Bubalus
  • Wild water buffalo (B. arnee)
  • Domestic water buffalo (B. bubalis)
  • Lowland anoa (B. depressicornis)
  • Tamaraw (B. mindorensis)
  • Mountain anoa (B. quarlesi)
Bos
  • American bison (B. bison)
  • European bison (B. bonasus)
  • Bali cattle (B. domesticus)
  • Gayal (B. frontalis)
  • Gaur (B. gaurus)
  • Domestic yak (B. grunniens)
  • Zebu (B. indicus)
  • Banteng (B. javanicus)
  • Wild yak (B. mutus)
  • Cattle (B. taurus)
Pseudoryx
  • Saola (P. nghetinhensis)
Syncerus
  • African buffalo (S. caffer)
Tragelaphini
Tragelaphus
(including kudus)
  • Nyala (T. angasii)
  • Mountain nyala (T. buxtoni)
  • Bongo (T. eurycerus)
  • Lesser kudu (T. imberbis)
  • Harnessed bushbuck (T. scriptus)
  • Sitatunga (T. spekeii)
  • Greater kudu (T. strepsiceros)
  • Cape bushbuck (T. sylvaticus)
Taurotragus
  • Giant eland (T. derbianus)
  • Common eland (T. oryx)
Family Bovidae (subfamily Antilopinae)
Antilopini
Ammodorcas
  • Dibatag (A. clarkei)
Antidorcas
  • Springbok (A. marsupialis)
Antilope
  • Blackbuck (A. cervicapra)
Eudorcas
  • Mongalla gazelle (E. albonotata)
  • Red-fronted gazelle (E. rufifrons)
  • Thomson's gazelle (E. thomsonii)
  • Heuglin's gazelle (E. tilonura)
Gazella
  • Chinkara (G. bennettii)
  • Cuvier's gazelle (G. cuvieri)
  • Dorcas gazelle (G. dorcas)
  • Erlanger's gazelle (G. erlangeri)
  • Mountain gazelle (G. gazella)
  • Rhim gazelle (G. leptoceros)
  • Speke's gazelle (G. spekei)
  • Goitered gazelle (G. subgutturosa)
Litocranius
  • Gerenuk (L. walleri)
Nanger
  • Dama gazelle (N. dama)
  • Grant's gazelle (N. granti)
  • Bright's gazelle (N. notatus)
  • Peter's gazelle (N. petersii)
  • Soemmerring's gazelle (N. soemmerringii)
Procapra
  • Mongolian gazelle (P. gutturosa)
  • Goa (P. picticaudata)
  • Przewalski's gazelle (P. przewalskii)
Saigini
Pantholops
  • Tibetan antelope (P. hodgsonii)
Saiga
  • Saiga antelope (S. tatarica)
Neotragini
Dorcatragus
  • Beira (D. megalotis)
Madoqua
  • Günther's dik-dik (M. guentheri)
  • Kirk's dik-dik (M. kirkii)
  • Silver dik-dik (M. piacentinii)
  • Salt's dik-dik (M. saltiana)
Neotragus
  • Bates' pygmy antelope (N. batesi)
  • Suni (N. moschatus)
  • Royal antelope (N. pygmaeus)
Oreotragus
  • Klipspringer (O. oreotragus)
Ourebia
  • Oribi (O. ourebi)
Raphicerus
  • Steenbok (R. campestris)
  • Cape grysbok (R. melanotis)
  • Sharpe's grysbok (R. sharpei)
Cephalophini
Cephalophus
  • Aders's duiker (C. adersi)
  • Brooke's duiker (C. brookei)
  • Peters' duiker (C. callipygus)
  • White-legged duiker (C. crusalbum)
  • Bay duiker (C. dorsalis)
  • Harvey's duiker (C. harveyi)
  • Jentink's duiker (C. jentinki)
  • White-bellied duiker (C. leucogaster)
  • Red forest duiker (C. natalensis)
  • Black duiker (C. niger)
  • Black-fronted duiker (C. nigrifrons)
  • Ogilby's duiker (C. ogilbyi)
  • Ruwenzori duiker (C. rubidis)
  • Red-flanked duiker (C. rufilatus)
  • Yellow-backed duiker (C. silvicultor)
  • Abbott's duiker (C. spadix)
  • Weyns's duiker (C. weynsi)
  • Zebra duiker (C. zebra)
Philantomba
  • Blue duiker (P. monticola)
  • Maxwell's duiker (P. maxwellii)
  • Walter's duiker (P. walteri)
Sylvicapra
  • Common duiker (S. grimmia)
Suborder Suina
Suidae
Babyrousa
  • Buru babirusa (B. babyrussa)
  • North Sulawesi babirusa (B. celebensis)
  • Togian babirusa (B. togeanensis)
Hylochoerus
  • Giant forest hog (H. meinertzhageni)
Phacochoerus
  • Desert warthog (P. aethiopicus)
  • Common warthog (P. africanus)
Porcula
  • Pygmy hog (P. salvania)
Potamochoerus
  • Bushpig (P. larvatus)
  • Red river hog (P. porcus)
Sus
  • Palawan bearded pig (S. ahoenobarbus)
  • Bornean bearded pig (S. barbatus)
  • Visayan warty pig (S. cebifrons)
  • Celebes warty pig (S. celebensis)
  • Domestic pig (S. domesticus)
  • Flores warty pig (S. heureni)
  • Oliver's warty pig (S. oliveri)
  • Philippine warty pig (S. philippensis)
  • Wild boar (S. scrofa)
  • Timor warty pig (S. timoriensis)
  • Javan warty pig (S. verrucosus)
Tayassuidae
Tayassu
  • White-lipped peccary (T. pecari)
Catagonus
  • Chacoan peccary (C. wagneri)
Dicotyles
  • Collared peccary (D. tajacu)
Suborder Tylopoda
Camelidae
Lama
  • Llama (L. glama)
  • Guanaco (L. guanicoe)
  • Alpaca (L. pacos)
  • Vicuña (L. vicugna)
Camelus
  • Domestic Bactrian camel (C. bactrianus)
  • Dromedary/Arabian camel (C. dromedarius)
  • Wild Bactrian camel (C. ferus)
Suborder Whippomorpha
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus
  • Hippopotamus (H. amphibius)
Choeropsis
  • Pygmy hippopotamus (C. liberiensis)
Cetacea
  • see Cetacea
Taxon identifiers
Bovoidea
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