Nanger dama

(Pallas, 1766)

Dama Gazelle

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1766. Miscellanea Zoologica Quibus novæ imprimis atque obscuræ Animalium Species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrus van Cleef, The Hague, 224 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321016

Original name as described

Antilope dama

Other common names

Ariel · Mhorr

Type locality

Senegal.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Chad · Mali · Niger · Sudan?

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006164

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.

Antilope mhorr

(E. T. Bennett, 1833)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mhorr

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.279

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/63a5b766-eb43-40d9-b6c3-0f7c28a036e7

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859441

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dama damergouensis

(W. Rothschild, 1921)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

damergouensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.2538, BMNH:Mamm:1939.2539

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/46d0f590-f24a-4ac1-8b37-2e0c86ab1606 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb6ea09e-339e-4a2b-b5ab-38344d5ae7a1

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3152498

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope dama var. occidentalis

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:15921

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

266

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope ruficollis

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ruficollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:1602

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264298

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dama permista

(O. R. Neumann, 1906)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

permistus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 4935

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

239

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893057

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Neumann (1906:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67185)
  2. Lydekker (1908:269, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Ward (1910:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dama weidholzi

(R. Zimara, 1935)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

weidholzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Zimara (1935:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Gazella Dama

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dama

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. Gray (1850:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Brooke (1873:548, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67200)
  4. Neumann (1906:238, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67185)
  5. Lydekker (1908:268, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  6. Ward (1910:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  7. Zimara (1935:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)
  8. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Groves & Grubb (2011:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella ruficollis

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ruficollis

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. Gray (1850:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Gray (1852:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Gray (1872:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Gazella dama dama

(O. R. Neumann, 1906)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893058

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Neumann (1906:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67185)
  2. Zimara (1935:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)
  3. Zimara (1935:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)

Gazella dama mhorr

(O. R. Neumann, 1906)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mhorr

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893058

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Neumann (1906:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67185)
  2. Lydekker (1908:269, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Ward (1910:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Zimara (1935:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Gazella dama ruficollis

(O. R. Neumann, 1906)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ruficollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893058

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Neumann (1906:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67185)
  2. Lydekker (1908:269, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Ward (1910:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Gazella dama reducta

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

reducta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741491

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:271, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Zimara (1935:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)
  3. Zimara (1935:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)

Gazella dama ruficollins

(R. Zimara, 1935)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ruficollins

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

18

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Zimara (1935:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)

Nanger dama

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dama

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 (2011:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8968) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8968) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8968/50186128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nanger dama dama

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dama

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 (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Nanger dama mhorr

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mhorr

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 (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Nanger dama ruficollis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ruficollis

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 (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dama weidholtzi

(Groves & Grubb, 2011)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

weidholtzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

162

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope dama

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dama

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321016

Authority publication

The Hague

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:280, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873077) (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 (1827:375, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  6. Laurillard (1841:616, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482954) (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. Lesson (1842:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  9. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope addra

(E. T. Bennett, 1833)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

addra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859442

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope nanguer

(E. T. Bennett, 1833)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nanguer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859442

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope mhoks

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mhoks

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

288

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Gazella mohr

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mohr

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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. Gray (1850:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Gray (1852:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Gray (1872:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  5. Brooke (1873:549, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504816) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67200)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope dama var. orientalis

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

266

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dama typica

(Bryden, 1899)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37141599

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:269, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Gazella mhorr reducta

(K. M. Heller, 1907)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

reductus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Isis

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella dama lozanoi

(Morales Agacino, 1934)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lozanoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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