Beira (antelope)

Beira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Genus: Dorcatragus
Noack, 1894
Species:
D. megalotis
Binomial name
Dorcatragus megalotis
(Menges, 1894)
Beira range
Synonyms
  • Oreotragus megalotis Menges,1894

The beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a small antelope that inhabits arid regions of the Horn of Africa. It is the only current species in the genus Dorcatragus.

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