Talk:Oryx

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[edit] Taxo Issue

The family this animal is listed under is incorrect, the article on Antilocapridae says only one animal still exists under that family. Online searches of IUCN show all the Oryx's listed under family Bovidae. Can someone give me a source to somewhere saying otherwise if I am wrong? Also, the name "Oryx beisa" is not listed in IUCN, a main source I thought was being used for these taxo articles. Reference for that too please? Just trying to clear things up, thanks. --Flockmeal 00:43, Mar 2, 2004 (UTC)

I find it under Bovidae Hippotraginae Oryx beisa. BUT... there are actually four species of Oryx, Oryx beisa the East African Oryx, Oryx dammah the Scimitar Oryx, Oryx gazella the Gemsbok and Oryx leucoryx the Arabian Oryx. However as you mention 'the smallest species' are you writing about the whole genus? in that case you don't need the species. --Furius 05:04, 28 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Images

I am not sure the one you show as "Arabian oryx in Israel" is actually an Arabian oryx. The title of the picture says it's a Beissa oryx. To see a real Arabian oryx try to take a look at its proper schede. Besides "Oryx leucoryx" means "White oryx": that's the reason why its main colour is white (as it really is) and not brown!!!

--Suhardian 22:17, 1 May 2005 (UTC)