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Beisa oryx description

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Cetartiodactyla
Family	Bovidae
Genus	Oryx ⁽¹⁾

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Synonyms: Oryx gazella beisa.

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Beisa oryx status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List ⁽¹⁾. Subspecies: Oryx beisa beisa is classified as Near Threatened (NT) and Oryx beisa callotis is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List ⁽¹⁾.

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Glossary

Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

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References

IUCN Red List (March, 2010)
http://www.iucnredlist.org

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Beisa oryx licking minerals from soil

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