Saudi Gazelle - Gazella saudiya
( Carruthers & Schwarz, 1935 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Extinct
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Habitat:
Gazella saudiya formerly occurred on gravel and sandy plains (Harrison and Bates 1991). It was a species of open Acacia country, occurring singly or in groups of up to 20.

Range:
This species formerly occurred in the Arabian Peninsula with several recorded sites from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Reports of its occurrence in Iraq are unconfirmed and doubtful (Mallon and Kingswood 2001). Most records are from the western part of Saudi Arabia (Dunham et al. 2001).

Conservation:
This species is now Extinct.

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