The Arabian oryx, or white oryx, is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long straight horns and a tufted tail. A bovid and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, it is native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula; it went extinct in the wild by the early 1970s but was saved in zoos and private reserves and has been reintroduced into the wild since 1980.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceAlmost luminous white coat, brown undersides and legs, black stripes on the head, nose and across the eye 1 Comparison
CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
In Ecosystem
Named among the Arabian Desert's characteristic desert-adapted species.
Source Arabian Desert (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Arabian oryx, Wikipedia
Description section
Oryx leucoryx
Description section, coat
The coat of the Arabian oryx is an almost luminous white, the undersides and legs are brown, and black stripes occur where the head meets the neck, on the forehead, on the nose, and going from the horn down across the eye to the mouth.
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula.
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 283474
Arabian oryxes were hunted to extinction in the wild by 1972.
Article text
The Arabian oryx is listed in CITES Appendix I.
Infobox: status
VU
In Biome: Desert, Lead section
It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula.
In Biome: Steppe, Lead section
It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula.
View the Source2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. Arabian Oryx (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)Quote, Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
Wikidata: Arabian Oryx
Wikidata Q237286, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Arabian Desert (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Arabian Desert, Flora and fauna sectionView the Source Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: ArtiodactylaView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.