East African oryx vs Scimitar-horned Oryx

Oryx beisa compared with Oryx dammah

Key Differences

• East African oryx is Endangered while Scimitar-horned Oryx is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African oryx	Scimitar-horned Oryx
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family same	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus same	Oryx	Oryx
Species	Oryx beisa	Oryx dammah

Evolutionary Relationship

East African oryx and Scimitar-horned Oryx share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oryx.

Conservation Status

East African oryx

EN — Endangered

Scimitar-horned Oryx

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African oryx	Scimitar-horned Oryx
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

East African oryx

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scimitar-horned Oryx

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in South Africa.