Baja California pronghorn
Appearance
Baja California pronghorn | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Antilocapridae |
Genus: | Antilocapra |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | A. a. peninsularis
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Trinomial name | |
Antilocapra americana peninsularis Nelson, 1912
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The Baja California pronghorn or peninsular pronghorn (Antilocapra americana peninsularis) is a critically endangered subspecies of pronghorn, endemic to Baja California in Mexico. The wild population is estimated at 200.
References
External links
- Peninsular Pronghorn facts and photo at the Los Angeles Zoo official site
- Plight of the Pronghorn
- San Diego Zoo's Animal Bites: Pronghorn
- Peninsular Pronghorn at the Encyclopedia of Life