Dorcas gazelle  (Gazella dorcas)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae
GenusGazella (1)
SizeLength: 90 - 110 cm (2)
Tail length: 15 - 20 cm (2)
Shoulder height: 55 - 65 cm (2)
Weight15 - 20 kg (2)

Status

Gazella dorcas is classified as Vulnerable (VU A1a) by the IUCN Red List 2003 (1) and listed on Appendix III of CITES (3). The Moroccan dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas massaesyla) is classified as Endangered under IUCN criteria (3). Six subspecies have been described, but the validity and distribution of most of these subspecies are uncertain (3).

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