Sonoran Pronghorn

Sonoran Pronghorn
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
sublegion: Zatheria
infralegion: Tribosphenida
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Antilocapridae
Genus: Antilocapra
Species: A. americana
Subspecies: A. a. sonoriensis
Goldman, 1945
Trinomial name
Antilocapra americana sonoriensis
Goldman, 1945

The Sonoran Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) is an endangered[1] subspecies of pronghorn found in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Sonora. There are believed to be around 200- 300 animals currently existing, up from 14 estimated in 2002.[2].

References

  1. ^ a b Antelope Specialist Group (1996). Antilocapra americana ssp. sonoriensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  2. ^ Recovery program working for pronghorn, Arthur H. Rotstein, Boston Globe/AP, 14 May 2007.