Swayne's hartebeest
Swayne's hartebeest Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary, Ethiopia Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) [1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Alcelaphinae Genus: Alcelaphus Species: A. buselaphus Subspecies: A. b. swaynei Trinomial name Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei (Sclater, 1892) Swayne's hartebeest ( Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei ) is an endangered antelope native to Ethiopia. Two of the largest remaining populations are located in Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary and Maze National Park. [2] It has been extirpated from Somalia. It is named after British officer H. G. C. Swayne (1860–1940). [3] a herd of Swayne's hartebeest ' References ^ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). " Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. swaynei ". IUCN Red List of Threaten...