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title: "Arabische oryx"
description: "Oryx leucoryx — Zoogdieren. The Arabian oryx or white oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/arabian-oryx
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Arabische oryx

> Oryx leucoryx — Zoogdieren. The Arabian oryx or white oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail.

- Scientific name: *Oryx leucoryx*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `zoo` (Dierentuin en huisdieren), `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 575
- Wikidata: [Q237286](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237286)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42309](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42309)

## Names

- en: Arabian Oryx
- de: Weiße Oryx
- es: Orix De Arabia
- fr: Oryx d'Arabie
- nl: Arabische oryx
- pl: Oryks arabski

## Countries with the most observations

AE (277), SA (47), IL (20), OM (13), JO (12), QA (6)

## Summary

The Arabian oryx or white oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian oryx was extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in zoos and private reserves, and was reintroduced into the wild starting in 1980.
In 1986, the Arabian oryx was classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List, and in 2011, it was the first animal to revert to vulnerable status after previously being listed as extinct in the wild.…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_oryx

## Photo

![Arabische oryx](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/arabian-oryx/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8750404

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/arabian-oryx?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).