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Arabian Oryx
Bovidae

Arabian Oryx

Oryx leucoryx (Pallas, 1777)

Oryx leucoryx, the Arabian oryx, is a white-coated Middle Eastern antelope that was extinct in the wild by 1972 and later successfully reintroduced.

Scimitar-horned Oryx
Bovidae

Scimitar-horned Oryx

Oryx dammah (Cretzschmar, 1827)

Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah) is a North African antelope adapted to dry desert habitats, with distinctively curved backward horns.

East African Oryx
Bovidae

East African Oryx

Oryx beisa (Rüppell, 1835)

Oryx beisa, the East African oryx, is a mid-sized antelope with distinct striped markings that differs visually from gemsbok and Arabian oryx.

Roan Antelope
Bovidae

Roan Antelope

Hippotragus equinus (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

The roan antelope is a large savanna-dwelling African antelope in the genus Hippotragus that can hybridize with sable antelopes.

Sable Antelope
Bovidae

Sable Antelope

Hippotragus niger (Harris, 1838)

Hippotragus niger, the sable antelope, is a sexually dimorphic antelope with distinct physical traits and breeding patterns.

Addax
Bovidae

Addax

Addax nasomaculatus (Blainville, 1816)

Addax nasomaculatus, the addax, is a Sahara-dwelling spiral-horned antelope with seasonal coat color change and a declining wild population.

Impala
Bovidae

Impala

Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812)

Aepyceros melampus, the impala, is a medium-sized African antelope with defined social, feeding, and reproductive behaviours.

Indian Gazelle
Bovidae

Indian Gazelle

Gazella bennettii (Sykes, 1831)

Gazella bennettii, the chinkara, is a small antelope native to arid regions of South and Southwest Asia.

Arabian Gazelle
Bovidae

Arabian Gazelle

Gazella arabica (Lichtenstein, 1827)

Gazella arabica, the Arabian gazelle, is a gazelle species from the Arabian Peninsula with 5,000–7,000 mature wild individuals.

Cuvier's Gazelle
Bovidae

Cuvier's Gazelle

Gazella cuvieri (Ogilby, 1841)

Cuvier's gazelle is a small North African gazelle with distinctive dark side bands, frequent twin births, and a range in the Atlas Mountains.

Dorcas Gazelle
Bovidae

Dorcas Gazelle

Gazella dorcas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gazella dorcas, the dorcas gazelle, is a small gazelle with varying subspecies coloration, with surviving large populations in a few arid regions.

Mountain Gazelle
Bovidae

Mountain Gazelle

Gazella gazella (Pallas, 1766)

Gazella gazella, the mountain gazelle, is an endangered antelope native to the Levant with specific habitat, diet, and reproductive traits.

Sand Gazelle
Bovidae

Sand Gazelle

Gazella marica Thomas, 1897

Arabian sand gazelle (Gazella marica) is a native gazelle of Arabian and Syrian Deserts with fewer than 3,000 wild individuals.

Goitered Gazelle
Bovidae

Goitered Gazelle

Gazella subgutturosa (Güldenstaedt, 1780)

The goitered gazelle is a gazelle species native to parts of western, central and eastern Asia with distinct behavior and ecology.

Springbok
Bovidae

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann, 1780)

Antidorcas marsupialis, the springbok, is a slender fast antelope native to dry areas of southern and southwestern Africa.

Günther's Dik-dik
Bovidae

Günther's Dik-dik

Madoqua guentheri Thomas, 1894

Günther's dik-dik is a small African monogamous browsing ungulate first described in 1894.

Kirk's Dik-dik
Bovidae

Kirk's Dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii (Günther, 1880)

Kirk's dik-dik is a small, sexually dimorphic antelope endemic to African savannas that lives in monogamous pairs.

Salt's Dik-dik
Bovidae

Salt's Dik-dik

Madoqua saltiana (Blainville, 1816)

Madoqua saltiana, or Salt's dik-dik, is a small antelope with characteristic physical traits and specific reproductive development patterns.

Kirk's Dik-dik
Bovidae

Kirk's Dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii damarensis (Günther, 1880)

Kirk's dik-dik is the largest small dik-dik antelope, native to African savannas, living in monogamous territorial pairs.

Gerenuk
Bovidae

Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri (Brooke, 1879)

Litocranius walleri, the gerenuk, is a tall, slender long-necked African antelope with distinct physical and behavioral traits.

Mongolian Gazelle
Bovidae

Mongolian Gazelle

Procapra gutturosa (Pallas, 1777)

Procapra gutturosa, or Mongolian gazelle, is a medium ungulate native to the steppes of Mongolia, China, and Russia.

Tibetan Gazelle
Bovidae

Tibetan Gazelle

Procapra picticaudata Hodgson, 1846

Procapra picticaudata, the goa, is a small Tibetan Plateau antelope with horned males and no recognized subspecies.

Sharpe's Grysbok
Bovidae

Sharpe's Grysbok

Raphicerus sharpei Thomas, 1897

Raphicerus sharpei, or Sharpe's grysbok, is a small antelope found across parts of southern and eastern Africa, with distinct physical traits.

Steenbok
Bovidae

Steenbok

Raphicerus campestris (Thunberg, 1811)

Raphicerus campestris, the steenbok, is a small African antelope with defined physical traits, distribution, and habitat preferences.

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