Oryx dammah

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

Scimitar-horned 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

Cretzschmar, P.J. 1827-10-14. [Heft 3, pl. 5-10]. Pp. 15–32 in Cretzschmar, P.J. 1826-1831. Säugethiere. Pp. 1–78 in Rüppell, E. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, 78+55+24+47+141 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140560

Original name as described

Antilope dammah

Type material

SMF:MAMM:4223

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Sudan, Northern Kordofan Prov.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Tunisia · Chad

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006238

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.

Antilope dammah

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dammah

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4223

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

22 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140560

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Antilope tao

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tao

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4224

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264276

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Oryx algazel

R. Zimara, 1935

Family

Bovidae

Root name

algazel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Zimara (1935:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)

Oryx dammah

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dammah

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

124

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  6. Groves & Grubb (2011:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15568/197393805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cemas Algazel

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

algazel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

741

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375488

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

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

Antilope Bezoastica

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bezoasticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264278

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Antilope ensicornis

(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ensicornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

dec. 1, folio i

Authority publication

Berlin

Oryx Besoastica

A. Smith, 1834

Family

Bovidae

Root name

besoastica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

188

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968306

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Antilope algazella

(Rüppell, 1836)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

algazella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140042

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Antilope ensicornis

(J. A. Wagner, 1844)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ensicornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

479

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059294

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

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

Antilope ensicornis var. nubica

(J. A. Wagner, 1855)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nubicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

437

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544544

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Antilope ensicornis var. senegalensis

(J. A. Wagner, 1855)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

senegalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

437

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544544

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

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