Hippotragus leucophaeus

Extinct species of South African antelope
Taxon extinct_taxon Q746580
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Hippotragus leucophaeus

Summary

Hippotragus leucophaeus is an extinct taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,065 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hippotragus leucophaeus's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon[3].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as extinct species[5].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus belongs to the parent taxon Hippotragus[6].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus's scientific name is Hippotragus leucophaeus[7].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus's Commons category is recorded as Hippotragus leucophaeus[8].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hippotragus leucophaeus[9].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus's Commons gallery is recorded as Hippotragus leucophaeus[10].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[12].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus's original combination is recorded as Antilope leucophaea[13].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bluebuck'}[14].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Buck'}[15].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blaubok'}[16].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blaubock'}[17].
  • Hippotragus leucophaeus's extinction date is recorded as 1800[18].

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Classification

Hippotragus leucophaeus's scientific name is Hippotragus leucophaeus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hippotragus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bluebuck'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Buck'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blaubok'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blaubock'}[17].

Identifiers

Hippotragus leucophaeus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42333[19]. Hippotragus leucophaeus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37185[20]. Hippotragus leucophaeus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 331076[21]. Hippotragus leucophaeus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441032[22]. Hippotragus leucophaeus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625177[23].

Why It Matters

Hippotragus leucophaeus ranks in the top 3% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,065 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . iucnredlist.org. iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Hippotragus
    Instance of extinct taxon
    Iucn conservation status extinct species
    Original combination Antilope leucophaea
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