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The scimitar oryx is a member of the genus Oryx and the family Bovidae.German naturalist Lorenz Oken first described it in 1816, naming it Oryx algazel.The nomenclature has undergone various changes since then, with the introduction of names such as Oryx tao, O. leucoryx, O. damma, O. dammah, O. bezoarticus, and O. ensicornis.
The scimitar oryx, also called the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), of North Africa used to be listed as extinct in the wild, but it is now declared as endangered. Unconfirmed surviving populations have been reported in central Niger and Chad , and a semi-wild population currently inhabiting a fenced nature reserve in Tunisia is being ...
The Arabian oryx or white oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. [2] It is a bovid , and the smallest member of the genus Oryx , native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula .
Comparably, the East African oryx lacks a dark patch at the base of the tail, has less black on the legs (none on the hindlegs), and less black on the lower flanks. One very rare color morph is the "golden oryx", in which the gemsbok's black markings are muted and appear to be golden. Gemsbok are the largest species in the genus Oryx. They ...
Arabian oryx; C. Common beisa oryx; E. ... Gemsbok; S. Scimitar oryx This page was last edited on 8 February 2020, at 12:10 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Genus Oryx – Blainville, 1816 – four species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Arabian oryx. O. leucoryx (Pallas, 1777) Arabian Peninsula: Size: 153–235 cm (60–93 in) long, plus 45–90 cm (18–35 in) tail [264] Habitat: Desert [265] Diet: Grass and shrubs [265] VU ...
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The addax closely resembles the scimitar oryx, but can be distinguished by its horns and facial markings. While the addax is spiral-horned, the scimitar oryx has decurved 127 cm (50 in) long horns. The addax has a brown hair tuft extending from the base of its horns to between its eyes.