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| | Saola, Vu Quang ox |
 | | Based on morphological characters, various authors have allied the saola with the subfamily Bovinae (including it in each of the three tribes: Boselaphini (nilgai and chousingha), Bovini (cattle and buffalo), and Tragelaphini (spiral-horned antelope)) and the subfamily Caprinae (specifically the Rupicaprini, closest to serows and gorals) (Schaller and Rabinowitz, 1995). |
 | | Genetic analysis (based on mitochondrial DNA and rRNA genes) by Hassanin and Douzery (1999) appears to have set the debate to rest: Pseudoryx is strongly nested within the subfamily Bovinae, Tribe Bovini. |
 | | However, within this tribe, three distinct groups were apparent - the cattle (subtribe Bovina), the buffalo (subtribe Bubalina), and the saola (Hassanin and Douzery, 1999). |
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