Arabian oryx

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antelope herbivore mammal

The Arabian oryx is a desert-adapted antelope native to the Arabian Peninsula, known for its long straight horns and striking white coat.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Oryx leucoryx 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antelope ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
adaptation desert-adapted physiology ⓘ
averageShoulderHeight about 1 meter ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor white ⓘ
conservationProgram captive breeding and reintroduction programs ⓘ
conservationStatus Vulnerable ⓘ
diet buds ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
herbs ⓘ
roots ⓘ
extinctInTheWildYear 1972 ⓘ
family Bovidae ⓘ
forms herds ⓘ
genus Oryx ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 8.5 months ⓘ
habitat arid plains ⓘ
desert ⓘ
stony deserts ⓘ
hasDistinctiveFeature dark facial markings ⓘ
long straight horns ⓘ
historicalRange throughout much of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
hornLength up to about 75 centimeters ⓘ
iucnRedListCategory Vulnerable ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity up to about 20 years ⓘ
lifespanInTheWild about 15 to 18 years ⓘ
nativeTo Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Bahrain ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Oman ⓘ
Qatar ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reintroducedTo Israel ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Oman ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
scientificName Arabian oryx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Oryx leucoryx
sexualDimorphism horns present in both sexes ⓘ
socialBehavior gregarious ⓘ
subfamily Hippotraginae ⓘ
symbolOf Qatar ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat loss ⓘ
overhunting ⓘ
typicalLitterSize 1 ⓘ
wasExtinctInTheWild true ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Arabian Desert → fauna → Arabian oryx ⓘ
Hippotraginae → includesTaxon → Arabian oryx ⓘ
Arabian oryx → scientificName → Arabian oryx self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oryx leucoryx