Gazella dorcas

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Dorcas Gazelle

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Antilopini
Genus : Gazella

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033880

Original name as described

Capra dorcas

Other common names

Pelzeln's Gazelle · Saudi Gazelle

Type locality

Africa. Restricted to "Lower Egypt" by Blaine in 1913 and "west of the Nile River" by Osborn and Helmy in 1980.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Mauritania · Algeria · Mali · Tunisia · Burkina Faso? · Niger · Nigeria · Chad · Libya · Egypt · Israel · Sudan · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Djibouti · Somalia · Senegal

Taxonomy notes

includes saudiya and pelzelnii, which were recognized by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. · Bärmann, E. V., Wronski, T., Lerp, H., Azanza, B., Börner, S., Erpenbeck, D., ... & Wörheide, G. (2013). A morphometric and genetic framework for the genus Gazella de Blainville, 1816 (Ruminantia: Bovidae) with special focus on Arabian and Levantine mountain gazelles. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 169(3), 673-696.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006149

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Gazella Isabella

J. E. Gray, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

isabella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.11.20.7, BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.15.64, BMNH:Mamm:412a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06395a8b-4357-4eda-906a-203e7e814a42 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9e12e59a-8230-4274-a962-e9b0448a0078

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319547

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Gray (1850:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Gray (1852:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Gray (1872:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  5. Brooke (1873:539, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67200)
  6. Lydekker (1908:255, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  7. Ward (1910:260, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Gazella littoralis osiris

Blaine, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

osiris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.11.3.104

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4c591aff-e95c-4702-bffd-4a86a838aeaf

Authority page

295

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635856

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Gazella littoralis

Blaine, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

littoralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.10.29.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/59139e7f-0564-4c9d-8f36-a6d44bf6968e

Authority page

295

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635856

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Gazella gazella saudiya

Carruthers & E. Schwarz, 1935

Family

Bovidae

Root name

saudiya

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1940.314

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/90a96881-728f-45f2-a00d-e1f5f98e25ad

Authority page

155

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Gazella dorcas massaesyla

Cabrera, 1928

Family

Bovidae

Root name

massaesyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

242

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dorcas cabrerai

Joleaud, 1929

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cabrerai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNCN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

440

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Gazella isabella beccarii

De Beaux, 1931

Family

Bovidae

Root name

beccarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG 4355, MSNG 17935

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

210

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34495032

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria

Antilope dorcas isidis

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

isidis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:15863, SMF:MAMM:15963

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

267

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope dorcas

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dorcas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637245

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Lesson (1827:372, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Gervais (1840:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  6. Laurillard (1841:614, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482952) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  7. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  8. Crespon (1844:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)

Antilope corina

(P. Gervais, 1840)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

corina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)

Gazella Dorcas

J. E. Gray, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dorcas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319568

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Hodgson (1847:695, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39848)
  3. Gray (1850:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  4. Gray (1852:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  5. Loche (1858:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  6. Blyth (1863:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  7. Gray (1872:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  8. Brooke (1873:537, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67200)
  9. Lydekker (1908:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  10. Ward (1910:252, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  13. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  14. Groves & Grubb (2011:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8969) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8969) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8969/50186334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gazella corinna

Loche, 1858

Family

Bovidae

Root name

corinna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949438

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Loche (1858:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)

Gazella pelzelni

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pelzelni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

253

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741473

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:253, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:256, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015899) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Gazella dorcas beccarii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

beccarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dorcas dorcas

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dorcas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dorcas isabella

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

isabella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dorcas osiris

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

osiris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dorcas pelzelnii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pelzelnii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Gazella saudiya

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

saudiya

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8980/50187890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Capra dorcas

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dorcas

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033880

Authority publication

Stockholm

Antilope corinna

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

corinna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321014

Authority publication

The Hague

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:291, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Laurillard (1841:615, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope kevella

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kevella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321014

Authority publication

The Hague

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:287, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Lesson (1827:372, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Laurillard (1841:615, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  6. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  7. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cemas maculata

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maculata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

738

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375485

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Gazella Dorcas Sundevalli

Fitzinger, 1869

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sundevalli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6354511

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Gazella pelzelnii

Kohl, 1886

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pelzelnii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien

Gazella dorcas neglecta

Lavauden, 1926

Family

Bovidae

Root name

neglecta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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