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Until recently, the sand gazelle was considered a subspecies of the goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa), as Gazella subgutturosa marica.A 2010 genetic study established that it was a distinct lineage, [2] and it is now considered a separate species. [1]
The Arabian gazelle (Gazella arabica) is a species of gazelle from the Arabian Peninsula. There are approximately 5,000 – 7,000 mature individuals in the wild. [2]
Sand gazelle (Gazella marica) at Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, United Arab Emirates. The Arabian sand gazelle (Gazella marica) [1] occurs in Saudi Arabia, southern Syria, southwestern Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Oman, offshore Persian Gulf islands. Until recently, goitered gazelles were considered to represent a single, albeit polymorphic ...
Arabian gazelle and sand gazelle are harder to spot, and harder still to tell apart: “Always look at the neck, it’s a lot thicker on the sand gazelle,” advises Pete, our four-tour veteran.
Arabian oryx and sand gazelle were reintroduced to the reserve in 1995. Ibex Reserve (200 km 2) is south of Riyadh. It protects Nubian ibex and a reintroduced population of mountain gazelle. [2] Al-Tabayq Special Nature Reserve is in northern Saudi Arabia, and protects a population of Nubian ibex. [2]
Arabian gazelle, Gazella arabica VU; Arabian sand gazelle, Gazella marica VU [25] Subfamily: Caprinae. Genus: Capra. Nubian ibex, Capra nubiana VU [26] Subfamily: Hippotraginae. Genus: Oryx. Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx VU [27] reintroduced
Large terrestrial mammals still found in the United Arab Emirates include the Arabian tahr, the Arabian oryx and the sand gazelle. [14] Carnivores include the Arabian wolf, the striped hyena, the red fox, the Blanford's fox, the Rüppell's fox, the Asiatic caracal, the Arabian wildcat, the sand cat and formerly the Arabian leopard. [15]
Mountain gazelle, G. gazella EN [1] Arabian sand gazelle, G. marica VU [2] Goitered gazelle, G. subgutturosa VU [3] ... Sand cat Gray wolf Least weasel Marbled polecat.