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Black wildebeest
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The black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) or white-tailed gnu, is one of the two closely related wildebeest species. It is a member of the genus Connochaetes and family Bovidae.
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Black wildebeest | |
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Black wildebeest in Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
Genus: | Connochaetes |
Species: | C. gnou |
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Connochaetes gnou (Zimmermann, 1780) | |
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It was first described in 1780 by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann.