Subspecies
The four subspecies are:
- H. n. niger, considered low-risk conservation dependent
- H. n. variani, the giant sable antelope of central Angola, classified as critically endangered
- H. n. kirkii, the Zambian sable antelope of central Angola and western Zambia, classified as vulnerable
- H. n. roosevelti, the Roosevelt sable antelope found in Kenya and Tanzania and possibly in Mozambique
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