Addax: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the addax lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Addax nasomaculatus
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Mass	5 kg (birth weight); 112 kg (male organism, adult weight); 75 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the addax live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the addax in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an addax?

Wikidata records the following for the addax: mass 5 kg (birth weight); 112 kg (male organism, adult weight); 75 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the addax endangered?

The addax’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the addax?

The addax (Addax nasomaculatus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Addax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the addax

The addax (Addax nasomaculatus), also known as the white antelope and the screwhorn antelope, is an antelope native to the Sahara. The only member of the genus Addax, it was first described scientifically by Henri de Blainville in 1816. As suggested by its alternative name, the addax has spiral horns that are 55 to 80 cm (22 to 31 in) long in females and 70 to 85 cm (28 to 33 in) in males. In the winter, its coat is greyish-brown with white hindquarters and legs, and long, brown hair on the head, neck, and shoulders; in the summer, the coat turns almost completely white or sandy blonde. Males stand from 105 to 115 cm (41 to 45 in) at the shoulder, with females at 95 to 110 cm (37 to 43 in). They are sexually dimorphic, as the females are generally smaller than the males.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Addax (revision 1376500189), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q190154 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).