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Lugs
Musk Ibex (Nesotragus moschatus)

Musk Ibex ( Nesotragus moschatus )

Systematics
Subordination : Ruminants (ruminantia)
without rank: Forehead weapon bearer (Pecora)
Family : Horned Bearers (Bovidae)
Subfamily : Antilopinae
incertae sedis
Genre : Lugs
Scientific name
Nesotragus
von Düben , 1846

The goats ( Nesotragus ) are a genus of horned bearers (Bovidae) within the subfamily of the Antilopinae. They are remotely gazelle-like animals, but they are usually much smaller and often only slightly larger than a hare.

features

Bock species are hare-sized, dainty squat antelopes that reach head-to-trunk lengths of 38 to 66 cm and are 28 to 41 cm high. They weigh between 2.2 and 10 kg. Their fur is brownish, the belly side is whitish. The back profile is more or less rounded, the long legs thin, the hooves pointed, and side hooves are usually absent. Only the males have small, pointed horns. The ears are relatively short, the nasal mirror bare. Anterior and inter-toe glands are present, inguinal glands are absent. The females have four teats.

distribution

The Batesbock lives in the west or central African tropical rainforest , the muskbock occurs in heavily overgrown zones of the dry savannahs along the east coast of Africa.

Systematics

The following species are counted among the lugs:

Originally the goats belonged to the genus Neotragus and the tribe of Neotragini, which placed them on the side of the small ram ( Neotragus pygmaeus ). Occasionally the muskbock was also listed in the genus Nesotragus , while all other species remained in Neotragus ; however, both genera were considered closely related. A molecular genetic study from 2014, however, came to the conclusion that the lobes and the small lobes are not closely related. Accordingly, the representatives of the genus Nesotragus are closely related to the impalas ( Aepyceros ), while Neotragus in turn has a close relationship to the cliff jumpers ( Oreotragus ) and to the duckers . The similar external characteristics of the members of both genera are regarded as a convergent development in the dwarf antelopes. Further investigations should shed light on whether Nesotragus belongs to the Aepycerotini tribe or forms its own.

literature

  • Colin Groves and Peter Grubb: Ungulate Taxonomy. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011, pp. 1–317 (SS 108–280)
  • Colin P. Groves and David M. Leslie Jr .: Family Bovidae (Hollow-horned Ruminants). In: Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier (eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 2: Hooved Mammals. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2011, ISBN 978-84-96553-77-4 , pp. 444-779.
  • Th. Haltorth, H. Diller: Mammals of Africa and Madagascars. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, 1977, ISBN 978-3-405-11392-6 .
  • Jonathan Kingdon: The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals. A&C Black Publishers Ltd., London 2004, ISBN 978-0-7136-6981-7 .
  • DE Wilson, DM Reeder: Mammal Species of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Colin P. Groves and David M. Leslie Jr .: Family Bovidae (Hollow-horned Ruminants). In: Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier (eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 2: Hooved Mammals. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2011, ISBN 978-84-96553-77-4 , pp. 621-623
  2. ^ A b Jonathan Kingdon and Michael Hoffmann: Nesotragus Suni. In: Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Michael Hoffmann, Thomas Butynski, Meredith Happold and Jan Kalina (eds.): Mammals of Africa Volume VI. Pigs, Hippopotamuses, Chevrotain, Giraffes, Deer and Bovids. Bloomsbury, London 2013, pp. 213-219.
  3. ^ Eva V. Bärmann and Tim Schikora: The polyphyly of Neotragus - Results from genetic and morphometric analyzes. Mammalian Biology 79, 2014, pp. 283-286
  4. ^ Colin Groves: Current taxonomy and diversity of crown ruminants above the species level. Zitteliana B 32, 2014, pp. 5-14

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