Dama gazelle  (Gazella dama)

Facts

Also known as:Addra gazelle, ariel, nanger and ril
Previously known as:Nanger dama
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Bovidae
Genus Gazella (1)
Size Head-body length: 140 - 165 cm (2)
Shoulder height: 90 - 120 cm (2)
Tail length: 25 - 35 cm (2)
Weight 40 - 75 kg (2)

Status

The dama gazelle is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and is listed on Appendix I of CITES (3) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (4). Note: recent scientific thought is that this species should in fact be classified as belonging to the genus Nangur, as Nangur dama (5).