Scimitar oryx

E407921
antelope endangered species herbivore mammal

The scimitar oryx is a large, desert-adapted antelope native to North Africa, distinguished by its long, curved horns and pale coat.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
scimitar oryx 3
Oryx dammah 2
Scimitar oryx canonical 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antelope ⓘ
endangered species ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
adaptation desert-adapted physiology ⓘ
binomialName Scimitar oryx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Oryx dammah
bodyLength about 140 to 240 cm ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
climateAdaptation tolerant of high temperatures ⓘ
coatColor pale ⓘ
white ⓘ
commonName Scimitar oryx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: scimitar oryx

Scimitar oryx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: scimitar-horned oryx
conservationStatus Extinct in the Wild ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
culturalUse historically hunted for meat and hides ⓘ
kept in collections and game ranches ⓘ
diet buds ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
herbs ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
distinctiveFeature long curved horns ⓘ
extinctInTheWildSince late 20th century ⓘ
family Bovidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior browser ⓘ
grazer ⓘ
genus Oryx ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 8 to 9 months ⓘ
habitat arid grassland ⓘ
desert ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ
hornPresence both sexes horned ⓘ
hornShape scimitar-shaped ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity up to about 20 years ⓘ
managedBy captive breeding programs ⓘ
markings reddish-brown neck and chest ⓘ
nativeTo North Africa ⓘ
Sahara Desert ⓘ
surface form: Sahara Desert region
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
rangeCountryHistoric Algeria ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
Mali ⓘ
Mauritania ⓘ
Niger ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
reintroducedTo Chad ⓘ
protected reserves ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
sexualDimorphism males slightly larger than females ⓘ
shoulderHeight about 100 to 125 cm ⓘ
socialStructure gregarious ⓘ
herd-living ⓘ
subfamily Hippotraginae ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
thermoregulation light coat reflects solar radiation ⓘ
threat competition with livestock ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
overhunting ⓘ
waterAdaptation can survive long periods without free water ⓘ
weight about 140 to 210 kg ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hippotraginae → includesTaxon → Scimitar oryx ⓘ
Hippotraginae → notableSpecies → Scimitar oryx ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oryx dammah
Tragelaphus → includesTaxon → Scimitar oryx ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tragelaphus oryx
Oryx → commonName → Scimitar oryx ⓘ
subject surface form: Oryx dammah
this entity surface form: scimitar oryx
Oryx → notableSpecies → Scimitar oryx ⓘ
this entity surface form: scimitar oryx
Scimitar oryx → binomialName → Scimitar oryx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oryx dammah
Scimitar oryx → commonName → Scimitar oryx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: scimitar oryx
Scimitar oryx → commonName → Scimitar oryx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: scimitar-horned oryx