Sonoran Pronghorn | |
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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].