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{{Short description|Extinct species of mammal}}
{{Short description|Extinct subspecies of mammal}}
{{Speciesbox | name = Queen of Sheba's gazelle
{{Subspeciesbox | name = Queen of Sheba's gazelle
| image = Gazellabilkis.png
| image = Gazellabilkis.png
| status = EX
| status = EX
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| extinct = 1951
| extinct = 1951
| status_ref = <ref name="IUCN">{{cite iucn |title=''Gazella bilkis'' |author=IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group |year=2016 |page=e.T8987A50188129 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T8987A50188129.en |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="IUCN">{{cite iucn |title=''Gazella bilkis'' |author=IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group |year=2016 |page=e.T8987A50188129 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T8987A50188129.en |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Gazella bilkis
| genus = Gazella
| species = arabica
| subspecies = bilkis
| authority = [[Colin Groves|Groves]] & Lay, 1985
| authority = [[Colin Groves|Groves]] & Lay, 1985
| synonyms = *''Gazella bilkis''
}}
}}
The '''Queen of Sheba's gazelle''' or '''Yemen gazelle''' (''Gazella bilkis''), is an [[extinct]] [[species]] of gazelle. It was sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the [[Arabian gazelle]], which is no longer a valid species. It was found on the mountains and hillsides in [[Yemen]], but none have been sighted since 1951, when five specimens were collected in mountains near Ta'izz, where it was reportedly common at the time.<ref name="IUCN" />
The '''Queen of Sheba's gazelle''' or '''Yemen gazelle''' (''Gazella arabica bilkis'') is an [[extinct]] [[subspecies]] of the [[Arabian gazelle]]. It is sometimes regarded as its own species, such as by the [[IUCN]]. It was found on the mountains and hillsides in [[Yemen]], but none have been sighted since 1951, when five specimens were collected in mountains near Ta'izz, where it was reportedly common at the time.<ref name="IUCN" /> The [[American Society of Mammalogists]] considers it to be a subspecies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Explore the Database |url=https://www.mammaldiversity.org/explore.html#species-id=1006145 |website=www.mammaldiversity.org |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
==Extinction==

Surveys in the area of their former occurrence have failed to find any sign of its presence.<ref name="Mallon">Mallon, D.P. and Al-Safadi, M. 2001.Yemen. In: D.P. Mallon and S.C. Kingswood (compilers). 2001. Antelopes. Part 4: North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Global Survey and Regional Action Plans, pp. 63-68. IUCN, Gland.</ref> In 1985, a photograph of gazelles was taken in a private collection, [[Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation|Al Wabra Wildlife Farm]], in [[Qatar]]. Zoologist [[Colin Groves]] claims these could possibly be surviving Queen of Sheba's gazelles.<ref>Research in Arabia, 1987 and 1992: visits to King Khalid and National Wildlife Research Centres (Saudi Arabia), Al Wabra Wildlife Farm (Qatar), Al-Areen Wildlife Park and Reserve (Bahrain) and Al Ain Zoo (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded on 29 December 2006 from {{cite web|url=http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Arabia.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016171715/http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Arabia.htm |archive-date=October 16, 2006 }}</ref> It is not confirmed whether these animals truly belong to this species.
Surveys in the area of their former occurrence have failed to find any sign of its presence.<ref name="Mallon">Mallon, D.P. and Al-Safadi, M. 2001.Yemen. In: D.P. Mallon and S.C. Kingswood (compilers). 2001. Antelopes. Part 4: North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Global Survey and Regional Action Plans, pp. 63-68. IUCN, Gland.</ref> In 1985, a photograph of gazelles was taken in a private collection, [[Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation|Al Wabra Wildlife Farm]], in [[Qatar]]. Zoologist [[Colin Groves]] claims these could possibly be surviving Queen of Sheba's gazelles.<ref>Research in Arabia, 1987 and 1992: visits to King Khalid and National Wildlife Research Centres (Saudi Arabia), Al Wabra Wildlife Farm (Qatar), Al-Areen Wildlife Park and Reserve (Bahrain) and Al Ain Zoo (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded on 29 December 2006 from {{cite web|url=http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Arabia.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016171715/http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Arabia.htm |archive-date=October 16, 2006 }}</ref> It is not confirmed whether these animals truly belong to this species.
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Queen of Sheba's gazelle

Extinct (1951)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Tribe: Antilopini
Genus: Gazella
Species:
G. arabica
Subspecies:
†G. a. bilkis
Trinomial name
†Gazella arabica bilkis
Groves & Lay, 1985
Synonyms
  • Gazella bilkis

The Queen of Sheba's gazelle or Yemen gazelle (Gazella arabica bilkis) is an extinct subspecies of the Arabian gazelle. It is sometimes regarded as its own species, such as by the IUCN. It was found on the mountains and hillsides in Yemen, but none have been sighted since 1951, when five specimens were collected in mountains near Ta'izz, where it was reportedly common at the time.[1] The American Society of Mammalogists considers it to be a subspecies.[2]

Extinction

Surveys in the area of their former occurrence have failed to find any sign of its presence.[3] In 1985, a photograph of gazelles was taken in a private collection, Al Wabra Wildlife Farm, in Qatar. Zoologist Colin Groves claims these could possibly be surviving Queen of Sheba's gazelles.[4] It is not confirmed whether these animals truly belong to this species. The cause of extinction is still uncertain.

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Gazella bilkis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T8987A50188129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T8987A50188129.en. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ Mallon, D.P. and Al-Safadi, M. 2001.Yemen. In: D.P. Mallon and S.C. Kingswood (compilers). 2001. Antelopes. Part 4: North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Global Survey and Regional Action Plans, pp. 63-68. IUCN, Gland.
  4. ^ Research in Arabia, 1987 and 1992: visits to King Khalid and National Wildlife Research Centres (Saudi Arabia), Al Wabra Wildlife Farm (Qatar), Al-Areen Wildlife Park and Reserve (Bahrain) and Al Ain Zoo (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded on 29 December 2006 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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