Gemsbok
Oryx gazella
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The gemsbok, or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx. It is endemic to the dry and barren regions of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, mainly inhabiting the Kalahari and Namib Deserts, areas in which it is supremely adapted for survival. Previously, some sources classified the related East African oryx, or beisa oryx, as a subspecies.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Oryx