Procapra przewalskii (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)

David M. Leslie; Colin P. Groves; Alexei V. Abramov

doi:10.1644/860.1

Procapra przewalskii (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)

David M. Leslie, Colin P. Groves, Alexei V. Abramov

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Procapra przewalskii (Büchner, 1891), commonly called Przewalski's gazelle, is polytypic with 1 of the 2 subspecies (P. p. diversicornis) likely extinct. The species now occurs only in the Qinghai Lake region in northeastern Qinghai Province, western China, and predominately inhabits semiarid grassland steppe, stable sand dunes, and the desertshrub ecotone between them. Numbers and distribution of P. przewalskii have decreased severely from historic levels, and up to 10 small and disjunct populations are vulnerable because of agricultural usurpation of preferred habitat, competition with livestock, and illegal hunting. Total population is perhaps as high as 1,0001,300 individuals. It is a Class I species and listed as "Critically Endangered" in China and considered "Endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. It is arguably among the most endangered large mammals on earth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	124-137
Number of pages	14
Journal	Mammalian Species
Volume	42
Issue number	860
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1644/860.1
Publication status	Published - 26 May 2010

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