Erlanger's gazelle
Erlanger's gazelle or Neumann's gazelle (Gazella erlangeri) is a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs. It is described from Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[1]
| Erlanger's gazelle[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
| Tribe: | Antilopini |
| Genus: | Gazella |
| Species: | G. erlangeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Gazella erlangeri (Neumann, 1906) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gazella arabica erlangeri [2] Gazella gazella erlangeri | |
It is considered a threatened species, although no recent information is available on wild populations. Some sources consider it a subspecies of the mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella).
References
- Grubb, P. (2005). "Gazella erlangeri". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 637–722. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Lydekker, R. (1914). Catalogue of the Ungulate Mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. III, Artiodactyla, families Bovidae, subfamilies Aepycerotinae tot Tragelaphinae (Pala, Saiga, Gazelles, Oryx Group, Bushbucks, Kudus, Elands, Etc., Antilocapridae (Prongbuck, and Giraffidae (Giraffes and Okapi). William Clowes and Sons Limited, London. Available online at: https://archive.org/details/catalogueofungul03brit.
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