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Oryx beisa
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Oryx > Species: Oryx beisa
Type Description
Neue Wirbelthiere z. d. Fauna Abyssinien gehorig, Saugeth., p. 14, pl. 5.
Type Locality
Eritrea, "in den Niederungen der Küstenlandschaft bei Massaua" (Red Sea coast west of Massawa).
Measurements
Head and body: 1530-1700 mm
Tail length: 470 mm
Weight: 116-209 kg
Tail length: 470 mm
Weight: 116-209 kg
Description
The long straight horns (in both sexes) and the dark markings on the face help to identify this large antelope.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3D:579-587.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 439-442.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1175-1178.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 439-442.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1175-1178.