Thomson's gazelle
The Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is ane o the best-kent gazelles. It is named efter explorer Joseph Thomson an is whiles referred tae as a "tommie".[2] It is considered bi some tae be a subspecies o the reid-frontit gazelle an wis formerly considered a member o the genus Gazella within the subgenus Eudorcas, afore Eudorcas wis elevatit tae genus status.[3] Thomson's gazelles can be foond in nummers exceedin 500 thoosand[1] in Africae an are recognized as the maist common teep o gazelle in East Africae.[2]
| Thomson's gazelle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Faimily: | Bovidae |
| Subfaimily: | Antilopinae |
| Genus: | Eudorcas |
| Species: | E. thomsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudorcas thomsonii Günther, 1884
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References
eedit- ↑ a b IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group. 2018. Eudorcas thomsonii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T8982A50188023. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T8982A50188023.en. Downloaded on 18 December 2018.
- ↑ a b http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/thomsonsgazelle
- ↑ Kingdon, Jonathan (1997) The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego and London. Pp. 411–413. (ISBN 0-12-408355-2)