Gazella gazella arabica
The Mountain Gazelle, Palestine mountain gazelle, Idmi gazelle, or the Arabian mountain gazelle.[1][2][3] (Gazella gazella arabica) is a species of gazelle widely but unevenly distributed.[4] Mountain Palestinian gazelles are most abundant in Palestine, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights, but are also found in parts of Jordan and Turkiye. Within the Holy Land of the Arab entity of Palestine (Hashemi Republic) it is the designate National State animal of the Palestinian Nationalist State of Palestine[n 1].
SubspeciesEdit
The Hatay mountain gazelle lives on the northern Syrian border and a population has been discovered in the Hatay Province of Turkey.[5]
Historically, some others such as the Cuvier's gazelle (G. cuvieri) were included as a subspecies,[6] but recent authorities consistently treat them as separate species.[7]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Castelló, AvJosé (2016). Bovids of the World: Antelopes, Gazelles, Cattle, Goats, Sheep, and Relatives. Princeton University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-1400880652. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ Mallon, David; Kingswood, Steven (2001). Antelopes: North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. IUCN. p. 8 & 100. ISBN 2831705940. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ "Palestine mountain gazelle now endangered, say scientists". the Guardian. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ↑ "The story of gazelles in Jerusalem and what I want for them… – Kaitholil.com". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ↑ "250 endangered Mountain gazelles found in Turkey – First record in Turkey". Wildlife Extra. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ↑ ADW: Gazella gazella: INFORMATION. Animaldiversity.org. Retrieved on 2015-09-25.
- ↑ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Gazella cuvieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T8967A50186003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T8967A50186003.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
NotesEdit
- ↑ “The Official designated Nationalist State animal and Awarded faunae emblem of the State of Palestine” respectively