Sonoran Pronghorn
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| Sonoran Pronghorn | |
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| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Branch: | Eutheria |
| cohort: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Antilocapridae |
| Genus: | Antilocapra |
| Species: | A. americana |
| Subspecies: | A. a. sonoriensis Goldman, 1945 |
| Trinomial name | |
| Antilocapra americana sonoriensis Goldman, 1945 |
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The Sonoran Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) is an endangered[1] subspecies of pronghorn found in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Sonora. There are believed to be around 200- 300 animals currently existing, up from 14 estimated in 2002.[2].
[edit] References
- ^ a b Antelope Specialist Group (1996). Antilocapra americana ssp. sonoriensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
- ^ Recovery program working for pronghorn, Arthur H. Rotstein, Boston Globe/AP, 14 May 2007.
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