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Arabian oryx

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Taxon taxon Q237286
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Arabian oryx

Summary

Arabian oryx is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,343 views/month, #1,162 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arabian oryx's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Arabian oryx is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Arabian oryx's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Arabian oryx belongs to the parent taxon Oryx[6].
  • Arabian oryx's scientific name is Oryx leucoryx[7].
  • Arabian oryx's Commons category is recorded as Oryx leucoryx[8].
  • Arabian oryx's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oryx leucoryx[9].
  • Arabian oryx's Commons gallery is recorded as Oryx leucoryx[10].
  • Arabian oryx's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. leucoryx'}[11].
  • Arabian oryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arabian oryx'}[12].
  • Arabian oryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orix de Arabia'}[13].
  • Arabian oryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oryx blanc'}[14].
  • Arabian oryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Oryx d'Arabie"}[15].
  • Arabian oryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arabian Oryx'}[16].
  • Arabian oryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White Oryx'}[17].
  • Arabian oryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weiße Oryx'}[18].
  • Arabian oryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weiße Oryx-Antilope'}[19].
  • Arabian oryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Arabische Oryx'}[20].
  • Arabian oryx is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Arabischer Spießbock'}[21].
  • Arabian oryx's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+9.75'}[22].
  • Arabian oryx's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+20.8'}[23].
  • Arabian oryx's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[24].
  • Arabian oryx's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[25].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Arabian oryx is Oryx leucoryx[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Oryx[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orix de Arabia'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oryx blanc'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Oryx d'Arabie"}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White Oryx'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weiße Oryx'}[18].

Identifiers

Arabian oryx's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42309[26]. Arabian oryx's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39411[27]. Arabian oryx's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 331080[28]. Arabian oryx's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220164[29]. Arabian oryx's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625181[30].

Why It Matters

Arabian oryx ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,343 views/month, #1,162 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Vulnerable
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
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