Tora hartebeest
| Tora hartebeest | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Alcelaphus |
| Species: | A. buselaphus |
| Subspecies: | A. b. tora |
| Trinomial name | |
| Alcelaphus buselaphus tora (Gray, 1873) | |
The tora hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus tora) is an extremely endangered antelope, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia. It has possibly been extirpated from Sudan. One of the most critically endangered large mammals in the world, it is threatened by poaching and habitat loss. Perhaps fewer than 250 individuals remain in the wild and there is no captive population, as little to no action has been taken to preserve them.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. tora. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
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