Arabian Oryx
Oryx leucoryx
Conservation Status
VulnerableMammalia · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
About
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.
Fun Fact
It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Range in gravel deserts or hard sand, where their speed and endurance will protect them from most predators and hunters on foot.
Diet
Eats a large variety of vegetation, including buds, herbs, fruit, tubers and roots.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Degradation
- Overexploitation
- Invasive Species
- Climate Change