Slender-horned gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)

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Facts

Also known as:	Rhim gazelle and sand gazelle

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae
Genus	Gazella (1)
Size	Head-body length: 100 – 110 cm (2) Shoulder height: 66 cm (3)
Weight	14 – 30 kg (3)

Status

The slender-horned gazelle is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (4). It is also listed as Endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and therefore protected under the United States Endangered Species Act (5). It is listed on Appendix I of CITES (6).