Arabian oryx
species of mammal
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Summary
Arabian oryx is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,891 views/month, #1,162 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Oryx[5]
- Taxon name: Oryx leucoryx[6]
- Commons category: Oryx leucoryx[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oryx leucoryx[8]
- Commons gallery: Oryx leucoryx[9]
- Short name: O. leucoryx[10]
- Taxon common name: Arabian oryx[11], Orix de Arabia[12], Oryx blanc[13], Oryx d'Arabie[14], White Oryx[15], Weiße Oryx[16], Weiße Oryx-Antilope[17], Arabische Oryx[18], Arabischer Spießbock[19]
- Gestation period: 9.75 month[20]
- Longest observed lifespan: 20.8 years[21]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[22]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[23]
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Identifiers
Arabian oryx's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42309[24]. Arabian oryx's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39411[25]. Arabian oryx's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 331080[26]. Arabian oryx's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220164[27]. Arabian oryx's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625181[28].
Why It Matters
Arabian oryx has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]