Gemsbok: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the gemsbok lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oryx gazella
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the gemsbok live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gemsbok in 5 countries and territories across Africa and North America.

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.

Is the gemsbok endangered?

The gemsbok’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the gemsbok?

The gemsbok (Oryx gazella) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Oryx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gemsbok

The gemsbok (Oryx gazella), or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx. It is endemic to the dry and barren regions of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and (parts of) Zimbabwe, mainly inhabiting the Kalahari and Namib Deserts, areas in which it is supremely adapted for survival. Previously, some sources classified the related East African oryx, or beisa oryx (Oryx beisa), as a subspecies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gemsbok (revision 1376439756), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q207043 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).