Dorcas gazelle
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| phylum | Chordata | The dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas), also known as the ariel gazelle, is a small and common gazelle. The dorcas gazelle stands about 55–65 cm (1.8–2.1 feet) at the shoulder, with a head and body length of 90–110 cm (3–3.5 feet) and a weight of 15–20 kg (33–44 pounds). The numerous subspecies survive on vegetation in grassland, steppe, wadis, mountain desert and in semidesert climates of Africa and Arabia.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Artiodactyla | |
| family | Bovidae | |
| genus | Gazella | |
| species | G. dorcas |
