Oryx leucoryx - #3109
Arabian Oryx
Geographic Distribution
Extinct in Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Maintained in captivity; Middle Eastern breeding stock in Bahrain, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and United Arab Emirates. Recently reintroduced to the wild in Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Oryx
Specific Epithet
leucoryx
Image Location
Jordan, Zarqa Governorate, Shaumari Wildlife Reserve
Image Date
March 2004
Photographer
C Smith