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title: "Gemsbok"
description: "Oryx gazella — Mamíferos. The gemsbok, or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/gemsbok
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gemsbok

> Oryx gazella — Mamíferos. The gemsbok, or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx.

- Scientific name: *Oryx gazella*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 5151
- Wikidata: [Q207043](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207043)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42308](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42308)

## Names

- en: Gemsbok
- de: Spießbock
- es: Órix del Cabo
- fr: Gemsbok
- nl: Gemsbok
- pl: Oryks południowy

## Countries with the most observations

NA (2255), ZA (1629), BW (322), US (305), AO (11)

## Summary

The gemsbok, 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 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, as a subspecies.

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

## Photo

![Gemsbok](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gemsbok/medium.jpg)

Photo: n_armstrong · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137721299

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gemsbok?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).