Baja California pronghorn
| Baja California pronghorn | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Antilocapridae |
| Genus: | Antilocapra |
| Species: | A. americana |
| Subspecies: | A. a. peninsularis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Antilocapra americana peninsularis Nelson, 1912 | |
The Baja California pronghorn or peninsular pronghorn (Antilocapra americana peninsularis) is a critically endangered subspecies of pronghorn, endemic to Baja California in Mexico. The wild population is estimated at 200.
References
- ↑ Antelope Specialist Group (1996). "Antilocapra americana ssp. peninsularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
External links
- Peninsular Pronghorn facts and photo at the Los Angeles Zoo official site
- Plight of the Pronghorn
- San Diego Zoo's Animal Bites: Pronghorn
- Peninsular Pronghorn at the Encyclopedia of Life
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