Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Goitered Gazelle, Arabian Sand Gazelle, Persian Goitered Gazelle, Sand Gazelle
Common Names in French:
Gazella à Goître
Description
Physical Description
Size/Age/Growth
Body Length: 90-115 cm / 3-3.8 ft . Shoulder Height: 60-80 cm / 2-2.6 ft. Tail Length: 15-20 cm / 6-8 in. Weight: 18-33 kg / 40-73 lb .
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,417 meters (0 to 7,930 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Ungulata
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1766) McKenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Eparctocyona
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Order:
Cetartiodactyla
()
- Owen, 1848
- Suborder:
Ruminantia
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Superfamily:
Bovoidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Simpson, 1931
- Family:
Bovidae
()
- Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Antilopinae
()
- Tribe:
Antilopini
()
- Genus:
Gazella
()
- de Blainville, 1816
- Specific name:
subgutturosa
- Subspecies:
subgutturosa
- Scientific name: - Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa (Güldenstaedt, 1780)
- Subspecies:
subgutturosa
- Specific name:
subgutturosa
- Genus:
Gazella
(
- Tribe:
Antilopini
(
- Subfamily:
Antilopinae
(
- Family:
Bovidae
(
- Superfamily:
Bovoidea
(
- Suborder:
Ruminantia
(
- Order:
Cetartiodactyla
(
- Mirorder:
Eparctocyona
(
- Grandorder:
Ungulata
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Gazella subgutturosa< /i> (Güldenstaedt
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gazella
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 39 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. arabica (Arabian Gazelle) · G. bennettii (Indian Gazelle) · G. bilkis (Queen of Sheba's Gazelle) · G. cuvieri (Cuvier's Mountain Gazelle) · G. dama (Addra Gazelle) · G. dama dama (Dama Gazelle) · G. dama mhorr (Addra Gazelle) · G. dama ruficollis (Addra Gazelle) · G. dorcas (Dorcas Gazelle) · G. dorcas dorcas (Dorcas Gazelle) · G. dorcas neglecta (Dorcas Gazelle) · G. dorcas pelzelni (Dorcas Gazelle) · G. gazella (Palastine Mountain Gazelle) · G. gazella acaciae (Acacia Gazelle) · G. gazella arabica (Arabian Gazelle) · G. gazella cora (Arabian Mountain Gazelle) · G. gazella dorcas (Dorcas Gazelle) · G. gazella farasani (Farasan Gazelle) · G. gazella gazella (Arabian Gazelle) · G. gazella muscatensis (Muscat Gazelle) · G. granti (Grant's Gazelle) · G. granti granti (Grant's Gazelle) · G. granti raineyi (Grant's Gazelle) · G. leptoceros (Slender-Horned Gazelle) · G. leptoceros leptoceros (Slender-Horned Gazelle) · G. rufifrons (Gazelles) · G. rufifrons laevipes (Heuglin's Gazelle) · G. rufifrons tilonura (Heuglin's Gazelle) · G. rufina (Red Gazelle) · G. saudiya (Saudi Arabian Gazelle) · G. soemmerringii (Sömmerring's Gazelle) · G. soemmerringii soemmerringii (Soemmerring's Gazelle) · G. spekei (Gazelles) · G. subgutturosa (Arabian Sand Gazelle) · G. subgutturosa marica (Arabian Goitered Gazelle) · G. subgutturosa subgutturosa (Goitered Gazelle) · G. thomsonii (Thompson's Gazelle) · G. thomsonii albonotata (Mongalla Gazelle) · G. thomsonii thomsonii (Thomson's Gazelle)
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Further Reading
- Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History) by R. Lydekker. London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1913-16. url , p. 44, p. xxvii.
- Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946 / by J.R. Ellerman and T.C.S. Morrison-Scott. London: BM(NH), 1951. url p. 390.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 03, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5611199
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 605734
Footnotes
- Mean = 411.410 meters (1,349.770 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,572.400 based on 17 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
