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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Antilocapra americana | Pronghorn Antelope 



ABBREVIATION : 
ANAM

COMMON NAMES : 
   pronghorn
   antelope
   pronghorn antelope


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of pronghorn is Antolocapra
americana Ord.  It is in the monotypic family Antilocapridae.
Subspecies are [76]:

        A. a. americana Ord  American pronghorn
        A. a. oregona Bailey  Oregon pronghorn
        A. a. mexicana Merrian  Mexican pronghorn
        A. a. peninsularis Nelson  peninsula pronghorn
        A. a. sonoriensis Goldman  Sonoran pronghorn

Taxonomic status of the Oregon pronghorn is in question.  Using
mitochondrial DNA and allozyme analyses, Lee and others [44] found it
indiscernable from the American pronghorn.


ORDER : 
Artiodactyla

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
Federal:  The peninsula and Sonoran pronghorn are listed as endangered
[71].

State:  Sonoran pronghorn is listed as critically imperiled by the State
of Arizona [68].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
C. L. Bushey, June 1986


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, October 1995


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1995; Bushey, C. L. 1986. Antilocapra americana. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Antilocapra americana | Pronghorn Antelope