NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Slender-horned Gazelle
Gazella leptoceros (F. Cuvier, 1842)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The rhim gazelle or rhim (from Arabic غزال الريم) (Gazella leptoceros), also known as the slender-horned gazelle, African sand gazelle or Loder's gazelle, is a pale-coated gazelle with long slender horns and well adapted to desert life. It is considered an endangered species because fewer than 2500 are left in the wild. They are found in Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, and possibly Chad, Mali, Niger, and Sudan.
Wikipedia contributors, Rhim gazelle; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:52:53.574861+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gazella leptoceros (F. Cuvier, 1842)
- Name authority
- (F. Cuvier, 1842)
- Common name
- Slender-horned Gazelle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Gazella
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderArtiodactyla Owen, 1848
- familyBovidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyAntilopinae Gray, 1821
- tribeAntilopini Gray, 1821
- genusGazella Blainville, 1816
- speciesGazella leptoceros (F. Cuvier, 1842)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gazella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Arabian GazelleGazella arabica (Lichtenstein, 1827) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deccan ChinkaraGazella bennettii (Sykes, 1831) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Queen of Sheba's GazelleGazella bilkis Groves & Lay, 1985 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arabian Coastal GazelleGazella erlangeri Neumann, 1906 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Saudi Arabian gazelleGazella saudiya Carruthers & Schwarz, 1935 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Speke's GazelleGazella spekei Blyth, 1863 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Goitered GazelleGazella subgutturosa (Güldenstaedt, 1780) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arabian gazelleGazella gazella (Pallas, 1766) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cuvier's GazelleGazella cuvieri (Ogilby, 1841) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sand GazelleGazella marica Thomas, 1897 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western JebeerGazella shikarii Groves, 1993 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelzeln's GazelleGazella pelzelni Kohl, 1886 | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gazella leptoceros loderi Thomas, 1894 Thomas, 1894 | synonym |
| Antilope leptoceros F. Cuvier, 1842 F. Cuvier, 1842 | synonym |
| Gazella leptoceros leptoceros (F. Cuvier, 1842) (F. Cuvier, 1842) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=625095 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FG3G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.