Dorcas gazelle

Scientific name: Gazella dorcas

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0071Males and females look different

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小鹿瞪羚
ডরকাস গেজেল
Dorkasgazelle
Gacela dorcas
غزال دورکاس
Gazelle dorcas
डोरकास चिंकारा
Gazel dorkas
Gazel dorkas
Gazela-dorcas
Газель-доркас
Dorkas ceylanı
ڈورکاس غزال

Other names

غزال دوركاس
Dorcas gazelle

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Sources

1Mammal Diversity Database — Gazella dorcasSRC-066
2Mallon et al. 2023 — The conservation status and distribution of the mammals of the Arabian PeninsulaSRC-084
3Animal Diversity Web — Gazella dorcas (dorcas gazelle)SRC-204
4GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Gazella dorcas (Linnaeus, 1758)SRC-215

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261028T123843366 · last approved 28 October 2026

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Taxonomy

AnimaliaKingdom
MammaliaMajor group
Gazella dorcasScientific name

Key facts

The dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) is a gazelle of the family Bovidae.

Evidence: SRC-066 · SRC-215Statement code: CLM-ENT0071-IDENTITY-01

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Sources

1Mammal Diversity Database — Gazella dorcasSRC-066
4GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Gazella dorcas (Linnaeus, 1758)SRC-215

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Dorcas gazelle

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