Procapra przewalskii

(Büchner, 1891)

Przewalski's Gazelle

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Büchner, E. 1891-02. Die Säugethiere der Ganssu-Expedition (1884—87). Mélanges biologiques tirés du Bulletin de l'Académie impériale des sciences de St. Pétersbourg 13(1):143-164.

Original name as described

Gazella Przewalskii

Other common names

Chinese Gazelle · Qinghai Gazelle

Type material

ZIN O. 3151, ZIN S. 1934

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

China, Qinghai, valley of Datunkhe River (Chagry-Gol).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

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