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The term "antelope" is a [[wastebasket taxon]] and is defined as comprising any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mammals belonging to the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Bovidae]] of the order [[Even-toed ungulate|Artiodactyla]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=antelope {{!}} mammal|url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/antelope-mammal|access-date=2022-06-30|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
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Although antelope are sometimes referred to, and easily misidentified as, “deer” ([[cervids]]), true deer are only distantly related to antelope. While antelope are found in abundance in Africa, only one deer species is found on the continent—the [[Barbary stag|Barbary red deer]] of Northern Africa. By comparison, numerous deer species are usually found in regions of the world with fewer or no antelope species present, such as throughout [[Southeast Asia]], [[Europe]] and all of [[The Americas]]. This is likely due to competition over shared resources, as deer and antelope fill a virtually identical [[ecological niche]] in their respective habitats. Countries like India, however, have large populations of endemic deer and antelope, with the different species generally keeping to their own “niches” with minimal overlap.
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