Oryx beisa

(Rüppell, 1835)

Beisa Oryx

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Rüppell, E. 1835. Lieferung 1. Pp. 1–16 in Rüppell, E. 1835-1840. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Säugethiere. Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main, 40 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140054

Original name as described

Antilope beisa

Other common names

East African Oryx · Beisa · Galla Oryx · Fringe-eared Oryx

Type material

SMF:MAMM:2841

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Red Sea coast west of Massawa, Eritrea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Eritrea · Djibouti · Somalia · Ethiopia · Sudan · South Sudan · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

includes callotis and gallarum, which were considered distinct following 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.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006237

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Oryx callotis

O. Thomas, 1892

Family

Bovidae

Root name

callotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.3.19.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0d88462c-924e-4731-840d-6d6c1f32f658 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a53b9f64-d47e-46c7-afa2-7fae449747ed https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fd0abb94-408d-47d3-81ef-14506e9e69cd

Authority page

526

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19401789

Authority publication

Nature

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:207) (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 #400000658) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Oryx gazella subcallotis

W. Rothschild, 1921

Family

Bovidae

Root name

subcallotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.7.10.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1a2ff3c7-2df2-4223-a960-4ff3bc593c2c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3ce49b3f-f44e-45af-aef9-4ced120c49e2 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b27798d0-b9ad-4932-8f79-cff790333459

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196376

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Antilope beisa

(Rüppell, 1835)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

beisa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:2841

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140054

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Oryx beisa typica

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

SMF:MAMM:2841

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015936

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Oryx annectens

Hollister, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

annectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:155436

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3270b6049-30bb-41a7-8bfd-19d61202eb20

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813046

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Oryx Beisa

J. E. Gray, 1850

Family

Bovidae

Root name

beisa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595047

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Gray (1872:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  4. Lydekker (1908:284, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  5. Allen (1909:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  6. Ward (1910:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  7. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  9. Groves & Grubb (2011:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15571/50191877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryx beisa annectans

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

annectans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015936

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Oryx beisa callotis

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

callotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015936

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Oryx beisa beisa

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

beisa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Oryx gazella beisa

O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006

Family

Bovidae

Root name

beisa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

626

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Oryx gazella callotis

O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006

Family

Bovidae

Root name

callotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

627

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Oryx gallarum

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gallarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

645

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Oryx Biessa

J. E. Gray, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

biessa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gray (1846:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)

Oryx beisa gallarum

O. R. Neumann, 1902

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gallarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931257

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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