The common beisa oryx, also called the beisa oryx, is the nominate subspecies of the East African oryx, native to the Horn of Africa and Kenya, and is closely related to the fringe-eared oryx. It is a compact, muscular antelope with a long body and broad neck, distinguished among oryx by fringed ears and black tufts of hair extending past the ears, with little difference between males and females. It feeds on a variety of grasses during the day, when plants hold the most water, and turns to the poisonous Adenium plant during the dry season. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Bovidae, Taxa Source Common beisa oryx (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
Sources
1. Common beisa oryx (Wikipedia)
Lead section
During the dry season, they feed on poisonous Adenium plants.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = EN
View the Source2. Common beisa oryx (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q20908649 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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