Tora hartebeest

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Tora hartebeest
Alcelaphus tora.png
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
Genus: Alcelaphus
Species:
A. buselaphus
Subspecies:
A. b. tora
Trinomial name
Alcelaphus buselaphus tora
(Gray, 1873)

The tora hartebeest, or simply tora (Alcelaphus buselaphus tora), is an extremely endangered antelope, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia. It has possibly been extirpated from Sudan. One of the most critically endangered large mammals in the world, it is threatened by poaching and habitat loss. It may be extinct as this taxon hasn’t been seen in 15 years.

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2017). "Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. tora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T810A50180985. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T810A50180985.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Species Profile".


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