Sand gazelle

Scientific name: Gazella marica

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0008Males and females look different

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Habitat

Where it lives

The sand gazelle lives in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula.

Evidence: SRC-120Statement code: CLM-ENT0008-HABITAT-01

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Sources (1)

Sources

2Wacher et al. 2025 — The conservation status of the threatened gazelles of Ar Rub’ al-Khālī, Saudi ArabiaSRC-120

Where it is found

The Arabian sand gazelle (reem) lives in northern Saudi Arabia, southern Syria, south-western Iraq, Oman and the UAE; the Mammal Diversity Database also lists Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey and Yemen among its range countries, and its text also mentions Bahrain.

Evidence: SRC-119Statement code: CLM-ENT0008-R29-01

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In NAKTASHIF worlds:Deserts and arid lands

Sources

1IUCN Red ListSRC-004
2Wacher et al. 2025 — The conservation status of the threatened gazelles of Ar Rub’ al-Khālī, Saudi ArabiaSRC-120
3Food preferences and tooth wear in the sand gazelle (Gazella marica)SRC-121
4Mammal Diversity Database — Gazella maricaSRC-119
5Morphological characteristics and ageing criteria of sand gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa marica) and their use for wildlife managementSRC-QA-GMARICA-ONTOGENY-261009
6Sex ratios of Arabian Sand Gazelle Gazella marica in Mahazat as-SaydSRC-QA-GMARICA-SEX-261009
7Gazella marica — Saudi Arabian sand gazelle species accountSRC-QA-SAND-KSANATURE-261009
8The Book of Antelopes, Vol. III, Gazella marica original type-series comparative description (1898)SRC-GMARICA-ORIGINAL-1898-QA20261009
9Royal Commission for AlUla — Mammals of AlUla field guideSRC-110
10Gazella subgutturosa (goitered gazelle)SRC-314