East African oryx
(Oryx beisa)[] | |
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| Species ID: | 3-4-31-3128-95670 |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Oryx |
| Conservation status: | EN - Endangered |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Links: | IUCN Red List |
Subspecies[]
- O. b. beisa (Common beisa oryx)
- O. b. callotis (Fringe-eared oryx)
Other names[]
- Beisa
- Beisa oryx
Diet[]
- Grasses
- Browse
- Roots
- Tubers
- Fruits
Biomes[]
- Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
- Flooded grasslands and savannas
- Montane grasslands and shrublands
- Deserts and xeric shrublands
Locations[]
Ecoregion range
Ecozones[]
Ecoregions[]
- AT0108 East African montane forests
- AT0109 Eastern Arc forests
- AT0112 Ethiopian montane forests
- AT0125 Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
- AT0705 East Sudanian savanna
- AT0706 Eastern Miombo woodlands
- AT0711 Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- AT0714 Serengeti volcanic grasslands
- AT0715 Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- AT0716 Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- AT0721 Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic
- AT0901 East African halophytics
- AT1005 East African montane moorlands
- AT1007 Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands
- AT1008 Ethiopian montane moorlands
- AT1305 Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands
- AT1313 Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands