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.
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Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Classification
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Bovidae, Taxa Source Common beisa oryx (Wikidata)
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1. Common beisa oryx (Wikipedia)
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During the dry season, they feed on poisonous Adenium plants.
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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
View the Source 3. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: oryx beisa
5263 Oryx beisa Bovidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_61 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 200576.52 Ref_58 1
MamFuncDat.txt row for this species, Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular and Activity-Diurnal columns
Oryx beisa Bovidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_61 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 200576.52 Ref_58 1
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