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Arabian Oryx
Oryx leucoryx
Also known as: Arabian oryx • White Oryx • Аравидин орикс
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Bovidae• Order: Artiodactyla
The Arabian oryx or white oryx is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian oryx was extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in zoos and private reserves, and was reintroduced into the wild starting in 1980.
🛡️ Conservation Status
vulnerable
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Arabian Oryx, Arabian oryx, White Oryx, Аравидин орикс
Class:
Mammalia
Conservation Status:
vulnerable
Data Completeness:
100%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
5
Countries
Top Locations
Azraq, JO-AZ, JO
1
United Arab Emirates
1
Arabian Oryx, OM-WU, Al Wusta, OM
1
Abu Dhabi, AE
1
Ash Sharqiyah, SA
1
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First: 12/18/2016 · Latest: 7/15/2025
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