The scimitar oryx or scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), also known as the Sahara oryx, is a species of Oryx once widespread across North Africa which went extinct in the wild in 2000.
Status in w palearctic | 1% or less of original range |
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Ecological niche | Large Herbivore |
Region | North Africa - Eastern, North Africa - Western |
Z ecotourism potential | 3 |