| Bubalus |
Bubalus bubalis |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia
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| Phylum: |
Chordata
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| Class: |
Mammalia
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| Order: |
Artiodactyla
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| Family: |
Bovidae
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| Subfamily: |
Bovinae
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| Genus: |
Bubalus
C.H. Smith, 1827 | |
| Species |
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Bubalus bubalis
Bubalus depressicornis
Bubalus quarlesi
Bubalus mindorensis
Bubalus cebuensis |
Bubalus is a genus of bovines, whose English name is buffalo. Species that belong to this genus are:
- Subgenus Bubalus
- Water Buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
- Carabao, Bubalus bubalis carabanesis
- River buffalo Bubalus bubalis bubalis
- Wild Asian Water Buffalo, Bubalus (bubalis) arnee
- Bubalus cebuensis (extinct)
- Short-horned Water Buffalo, Bubalus mephistopheles
- Tamaraw, Bubalus mindorensis
- Subgenus Anoa
- Lowland Anoa, Bubalus depressicornis
- Mountain Anoa, Bubalus quarlesi
Some zoologists split the Water Buffalo into two or three species, the Domestic Asian Water Buffalo, the Philippines Carabao and the Wild Asian Water Buffalo, a rare endangered species which is the domestic buffalo's ancestor.
Dwarf Buffalo
The Tamaraw, Anoa and extinct Bubalus cebuensis are all island dwarf species of Bubalus.
See also
- List of Domestic Asian Water buffalo breeds
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Extant Artiodactyla species |
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| Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Infraclass: Eutheria · Superorder: Laurasiatheria |
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Suborder Ruminantia |
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| Antilocapridae |
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Antilocapra |
Pronghorn (A. americana) | |
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| Giraffidae |
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Okapia |
Okapi (O. johnstoni) |
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Giraffa |
Giraffe (G. camelopardalis) | |
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| Moschidae |
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Moschus |
Himalayan Musk Deer (M. chrysogaster) · Siberian Musk Deer (M. moschiferus) · Dwarf Musk Deer (M. berezovskii) · Black Musk Deer (M. fuscus) | |
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| Tragulidae |
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Hyemoschus |
Water Chevrotain (H. aquaticus) |
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Moschiola |
Indian Spotted Chevrotain (M. meminna) · M. kathygre |
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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) | |
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| Cervidae |
Large family listed below |
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| Bovidae |
Large family listed below | | |
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Family Cervidae |
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| Muntiacinae |
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Muntiacus |
Indian Muntjac (M. muntjak) · Reeves's Muntjac (M. reevesi) · Hairy-fronted Muntjac (M. crinifrons) · Fea's Muntjac (M. feae) · Bornean Yellow Muntjac (M. atherodes) · Roosevelt's muntjac (M. rooseveltorum) · Gongshan muntjac (M. gongshanensis) · Giant Muntjac (M. vuquangensis) · Truong Son Muntjac (M. truongsonensis) · Leaf muntjac (M. putaoensis) |
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Elaphodus |
Tufted deer (E. cephalophus) | |
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| Cervinae |
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Cervus |
Red Deer (C. elaphus) · Elk (C. canadensis) · Thorold's deer (C. albirostris) · Sika Deer (C. nippon) · Barasingha (C. duvaucelii) · Eld's Deer (C. eldii) · Sambar Deer (C. unicolor) · Rusa Deer (C. timorensis) · Philippine Sambar (C. mariannus) · Philippine Spotted Deer (C. alfredi) |
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Axis |
Chital (A. axis) · Hog deer (A. porcinus) · Calamian Deer (A. calamianensis) · Bawean Deer (A. kuhlii) |
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Elaphurus |
Père David's Deer (E. davidianus) |
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Fallow Deer (D. dama) · Persian fallow deer (D. mesopotamica) | |
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| Hydropotinae |
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Hydropotes |
Water deer (H. inermis) | |
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| Odocoileinae |
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Odocoileus |
White-tailed deer (O. virginianus) · Mule deer (O. hemionus) |
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Blastocerus |
Marsh Deer (B. dichotomus) |
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Ozotoceros |
Pampas deer (O. bezoarticus) |
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Mazama |
Red Brocket (M. americana) · Merida Brocket (M. bricenii) · Dwarf Brocket (M. chunyi) · Gray Brocket (M. gouazoubira) · Pygmy Brocket (M. nana) · Yucatan Brown Brocket (M. pandora) · Little Red Brocket (M. rufina) |
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Pudú |
Northern Pudu (P. mephistophiles) · Pudú (P. pudu) |
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Hippocamelus |
Taruca (H. antisensis) · South Andean Deer (H. bisulcus) |
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Capreolus |
Roe Deer (C. capreolus) · Siberian Roe Deer (C. pygargus) |
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Rangifer |
Reindeer (R. tarandus) |
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Alces |
Moose (A. alces) | | | |
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Family Bovidae |
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| Cephalophinae |
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Cephalophus |
Abbott's Duiker (C. spadix) · Aders' Duiker (C. adersi) · Bay Duiker (C. dorsalis) · Black Duiker (C. niger) · Black-fronted Duiker (C. nigrifrons) · Blue Duiker (C. monticola) · Harvey's Duiker (C. harveyi) · Jentink's Duiker (C. jentinki) · Maxwell's Duiker (C. maxwellii) · Red Forest Duiker (C. natalensis) · Ogilby's Duiker (C. ogilbyi) · Peters's Duiker (C. callipygus) · Red-flanked Duiker (C. rufilatus) · Ruwenzori Duiker (C. rubidis) · Weyns's Duiker (C. weynsi) · White-bellied Duiker (C. leucogaster) · Yellow-backed Duiker (C. Sylvicultor) · Zebra Duiker (C. zebra) |
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Sylvicapra |
Common Duiker (S. grimmia) | |
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| Hippotraginae |
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Hippotragus |
Roan Antelope (H. equinus) · Sable Antelope (H. niger) |
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Oryx |
East African Oryx (O. beisa) · Scimitar Oryx (O. dammah) · Gemsbok (O. gazella) · Arabian Oryx (O. leucoryx) |
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Addax |
Addax (A. nasomaculatus) | |
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| Reduncinae |
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Upemba Lechwe (K. anselli) · Waterbuck (K. ellipsiprymnus) · Kob (K. kob) · Lechwe (K. leche) · Nile Lechwe (K. megaceros) · Puku (K. vardonii) |
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Redunca |
Southern Reedbuck (R. arundinum) · Mountain Reedbuck (R. fulvorufula) · Bohor Reedbuck (R. redunca) | |
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| Aepycerotinae |
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Aepyceros |
Impala (A. melampus) | |
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| Peleinae |
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Pelea |
Grey Rhebok (P. capreolus) | |
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| Alcelaphinae |
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Beatragus |
Hirola (B. hunteri) |
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Damaliscus |
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Alcelaphus |
Hartebeest (A. buselaphus) · Red Hartebeest (A. caama) · Lichtenstein's Hartebeest (A. lichtensteinii) |
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Connochaetes |
Black Wildebeest (C. gnou) · Blue Wildebeest (C. taurinus) | |
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| Pantholopinae |
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Pantholops |
Tibetan antelope (P. hodgsonii) | |
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| Caprinae |
Large subfamily listed below |
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| Bovinae |
Large subfamily listed below |
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| Antilopinae |
Large subfamily listed below | | |
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Family Bovidae (subfamily Caprinae) |
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Ammotragus |
Barbary Sheep (A. lervia) |
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Budorcas |
Takin (B. taxicolor) |
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Capra |
Wild Goat (C. aegagrus) · West Caucasian Tur (C. caucasia) · East Caucasian Tur (C. cylindricornis) · Markhor (C. falconeri) · Alpine Ibex (C. ibex) · Nubian Ibex (C. nubiana) · Spanish Ibex (C. pyrenaica) · Siberian Ibex (C. sibirica) · Walia Ibex (C. walie) |
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Hemitragus |
Nilgiri Tahr (H. hylocrius) · Arabian Tahr (H. jayakari) · Himalayan Tahr (H. jemlahicus) |
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Naemorhedus |
Red Goral (N. baileyi) · Japanese Serow (N. crispus) · Long-tailed Goral (N. caudatus) · Gray Goral (N. goral) · Mainland Serow (N. sumatraensis) · Taiwan Serow (N. swinhoei) |
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Oreamnos |
Mountain goat (O. americanus) |
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Ovibos |
Muskox (O. moschatus) |
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Ovis |
Argali (O. ammon) · Domestic sheep (O. aries) · Bighorn Sheep (O. canadensis) · Dall Sheep (O. dalli) · Mouflon (O. musimon) · Snow sheep (O. nivicola) · Urial (O. orientalis) |
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Bharal (P. nayaur) · Dwarf Blue Sheep (P. schaeferi) |
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Rupicapra |
Pyrenean Chamois (R. pyrenaica) · Chamois (R. rupicapra) | | |
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Family Bovidae (subfamily Bovinae) |
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| Boselaphini |
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Tetracerus |
Four-horned Antelope (T. quadricornis) |
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Boselaphus |
Nilgai (B. tragocamelus) | |
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| Bovini |
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Bubalus |
Water Buffalo (B. bubalus) · Lowland Anoa (B. depressicornis) · Mountain Anoa (B. quarlesi) · Tamaraw (B. mindorensis) |
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Bos |
Banteng (B. javanicus) · Gaur (B. gaurus) · Yak (B. mutus) · Cattle (B. taurus) · Kouprey (B. sauveli) |
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Pseudonovibos |
Kting Voar (P. spiralis) |
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Pseudoryx |
Saola (P. nghetinhensis) |
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Syncerus |
African Buffalo (S. caffer) |
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Bison |
American Bison (B. bison) · Wisent (B. bonasus) | |
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| Strepsicerotini |
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Tragelaphus |
Sitatunga (T. spekeii) · Nyala (T. angasii) · Bushbuck (T. scriptus) · Mountain Nyala (T. buxtoni) · Lesser Kudu (T. imberbis) · Greater Kudu (T. strepsiceros) · Bongo (T. eurycerus) |
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Taurotragus |
Common Eland (T. oryx) · Giant Eland (T. derbianus) | | | |
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Family Bovidae (subfamily Antilopinae) |
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| Antilopini |
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Ammodorcas |
Dibatag (A. clarkei) |
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Antidorcas |
Springbok (A. marsupialis) |
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Antilope |
Blackbuck (A. cervicapra) |
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Gazella |
Mountain Gazelle ( G. gazella) · Neumann's Gazelle (G. erlangeri) · Speke's Gazelle ( G. spekei) · Dorcas Gazelle ( G. dorcas) · Saudi Gazelle ( G. saudiya) · Chinkara ( G. bennettii) · Thomson's Gazelle ( G. thomsonii) · Red-fronted Gazelle ( G. rufifrons) · Dama Gazelle ( G. dama) · Grant's Gazelle ( G. granti) · Soemmerring's Gazelle ( G. soemmerringii) · Cuvier's Gazelle ( G. cuvieri) · Rhim Gazelle ( G. leptoceros) · Goitered Gazelle ( G. subgutturosa) |
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Litocranius |
Gerenuk (L. walleri) |
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Procapra |
Mongolian gazelle (P. gutturosa) · Goa (P. picticaudata) · Przewalski's Gazelle (P. przewalskii) | |
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| Saigini |
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Pantholops |
Tibetan antelope (P. hodgsonii) |
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Saiga |
Saiga Antelope (S. tatarica) | |
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| Neotragini |
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Dorcatragus |
Beira (D. megalotis) |
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Madoqua |
Günther's Dik-dik (M. guentheri) · Kirk's Dik-dik (M. kirkii) · Silver Dik-dik (M. piacentinii) · Salt's Dik-dik (M. saltiana) |
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Neotragus |
Bates's Pygmy Antelope (N. batesi) · Suni (N. moschatus) · Royal Antelope (N. pygmaeus) |
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Oreotragus |
Klipspringer (O. oreotragus) |
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Ourebia |
Oribi (O. ourebi) |
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Raphicerus |
Steenbok (R. campestris) · Cape Grysbok (R. melanotis) · Sharpe's Grysbok (R. sharpei) | | | |
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Suborder Suina |
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| Suidae |
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Babyrousa |
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Hylochoerus |
Giant forest hog (H. meinertzhageni) |
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Phacochoerus |
Desert Warthog (P. aethiopicus) · Warthog (P. africanus) |
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Porcula |
Pygmy Hog (P. salvania) |
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Potamochoerus |
Bushpig (P. larvatus) · Red River Hog (P. porcus) |
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Sus |
Bearded Pig (S. barbatus) · Indo-chinese Warty Pig (S. bucculentus) · Visayan Warty Pig (S. cebifrons) · Celebes Warty Pig (S. celebensis) · Flores Warty Pig (S. heureni) · Oliver's Warty Pig (S. oliveri) · Philippine Warty Pig (S. philippensis) · Boar (S. scrofa) · Timor Warty Pig (S. timoriensis) · Javan Pig (S. verrucosus) | |
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| Tayassuidae |
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Tayassu |
White-lipped Peccary (T. pecari) |
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Catagonus |
Chacoan Peccary (C. wagneri) |
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Pecari |
Collared Peccary (P. tajacu) · Giant Peccary (P. maximus) | | | |
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Suborder Tylopoda |
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Camelidae |
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Lama |
Llama (L. glama) · Guanaco (L. guanicoe) |
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Vicugna |
Vicuña (V. vicugna) · Alpaca (V. pacos) |
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Camelus |
Dromedary (C. dromedarius) · Bactrian Camel (C. bactrianus) | | | |
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Cetartiodactyla (unranked clade, higher than Artiodactyla) |
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Hippopotamidae |
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Hippopotamus |
Hippopotamus (H. amphibius) |
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Choeropsis |
Pygmy Hippopotamus (C. liberiensis) | | | | |
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Bubalus". Image Credit.
