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Exotic Hoofstock & Wildlife Species Guide

95 species, including every distinct species on the Exotic Wildlife Association list.

🗺 Interactive Texas species map · Care, housing, feed, fencing, health and legal notes for species on Texas ranches. Every figure is cited; unverifiable items are marked.

Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Photo: HaytemBouchri93 · CC BY-SA 4.0
African Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Alpaca
Vicugna pacos
Photo: Christophe Meneboeuf · CC BY-SA 2.5
Alpine Ibex
Capra ibex
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
American Bison
Bison bison
Photo: Jack Dykinga · Public domain
Aoudad (Barbary Sheep)
Ammotragus lervia
Photo: Kevin Floyd · CC BY 4.0
Arabian Oryx
Oryx leucoryx
Photo: MathKnight · CC BY-SA 3.0
Axis Deer (Chital)
Axis axis
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bactrian Camel
Camelus bactrianus
Photo: Edmart80 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Banteng
Bos javanicus
Photo: Buyung Sukananda · CC BY-SA 4.0
Barasingha (Swamp Deer)
Rucervus duvaucelii
Photo: T. R. Shankar Raman · CC BY-SA 3.0
Beisa Oryx (incl. Fringe-eared)
Oryx beisa
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bezoar Ibex (Wild Goat)
Capra aegagrus
Photo: Alexander Malkhasyan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
Photo: Jwanamaker · CC BY-SA 3.0
Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 3.0
Black Wildebeest
Connochaetes gnou
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Photo: Mr Raja Purohit · CC BY-SA 2.5
Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bongo
Tragelaphus eurycerus
Photo: Joanne Merriam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cape Buffalo (African Buffalo)
Syncerus caffer
Photo: Paul M Rae · CC BY 2.5
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0
Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chinese Water Deer
Hydropotes inermis
Photo: Altaileopard · Public domain
Collared Peccary (Javelina)
Pecari tajacu
Photo: Chrumps · CC BY-SA 3.0
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 4.0
Common Wallaroo
Macropus robustus
Photo: Michael Barritt & Karen May · CC BY-SA 2.0
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cuvier's Gazelle
Gazella cuvieri
Photo: en:User:Cburnett · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dall Sheep (incl. Stone Sheep)
Ovis dalli
Photo: Lauren · CC BY 4.0
Dama Gazelle
Nanger dama
Photo: Ltshears · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dorcas Gazelle
Gazella dorcas
Photo: Frithjof Spangenberg · CC BY-SA 2.5
Dromedary Camel
Camelus dromedarius
Photo: Garrondo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Eld's Deer
Rucervus eldii
Photo: Unknown · CC BY-SA 3.0
Elk (Wapiti)
Cervus canadensis
Photo: Membeth · CC0
European Bison (Wisent)
Bison bonasus
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fallow Deer
Dama dama
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gaur
Bos gaurus
Photo: PJeganathan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gemsbok (Southern Oryx)
Oryx gazella
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Goitered (Persian) Gazelle
Gazella subgutturosa
Photo: kallerna · Public domain
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Photo: Ikiwaner · GFDL 1.2
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Photo: L0k1m0nk33 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grévy's Zebra
Equus grevyi
Photo: Rainbirder · CC BY-SA 2.0
Himalayan Tahr
Hemitragus jemlahicus
Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hog Deer
Axis porcinus
Photo: Benjamin Cody · CC BY-SA 3.0
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Photo: Mutari · CC BY-SA 3.0
Indian Rhinoceros (Greater One-horned)
Rhinoceros unicornis
Photo: Aditya Pal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Javan Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photo: T.Dixon. The Zoological Society of London · Public domain
Kirk's Dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kob (Uganda Kob)
Kobus kob
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Photo: Lip Kee Yap · CC BY-SA 2.0
Llama
Lama glama
Photo: Garst, Warren, 1922-2016, photographer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Markhor
Capra falconeri
Photo: Rufus46 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mouflon
Ovis gmelini (O. aries musimon)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
Photo: Dcrjsr · CC BY 3.0
Nile Lechwe
Kobus megaceros
Photo: Hatem Moushir · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nilgai
Boselaphus tragocamelus
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
Photo: Unknown · Public domain
Nubian Ibex
Capra nubiana
Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Patagonian Mara (Patagonian Cavy)
Dolichotis patagonum
Photo: Diana · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plains Zebra
Equus quagga
Photo: Joachim Huber 2007-2025 (R.I.P.) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Pronghorn
Antilocapra americana
Photo: www.naturespicsonline.com · CC BY-SA 3.0
Père David's Deer
Elaphurus davidianus
Photo: DiverDave · CC BY-SA 3.0
Red Deer
Cervus elaphus
Photo: Lviatour · CC BY-SA 3.0
Red Kangaroo
Macropus rufus
Photo: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L · GFDL 1.2
Red-necked (Bennett's) Wallaby
Macropus rufogriseus
Photo: Noodle snacks (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/)Bennett's Wallaby) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Reeves's Muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi
Photo: KaurJmeb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Reindeer (Caribou)
Rangifer tarandus
Photo: Dean Biggins (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) · Public domain
Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta
Photo: Alex Dunkel (Maky) · CC BY 3.0
Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rusa Deer (Javan Rusa)
Rusa timorensis
Photo: Candra Firmansyah · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sambar
Rusa unicolor
Photo: Rashityagi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Oryx dammah
Photo: Cheima fezzani · CC BY-SA 4.0
Senegal Bushbaby (Northern Lesser Galago)
Galago senegalensis
Photo: OpenCage · CC BY-SA 2.5
Siberian Ibex
Capra sibirica
Photo: Gunnar Ries · CC BY-SA 2.5
Sika Deer
Cervus nippon
Photo: Lilly M · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii
Photo: User:Løken · CC BY-SA 3.0
Southern Lechwe (Red, Black & Kafue)
Kobus leche
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sumatran Rhinoceros
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Photo: Charles W. Hardin · CC BY 2.0
Thomson's Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tufted Deer
Elaphodus cephalophus
Photo: Shell Kinney · CC BY 3.0
Urial
Ovis vignei
Photo: Fabrice Stoger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Water Buffalo (incl. Swamp Buffalo)
Bubalus bubalis
Photo: Fabian Roudra Baroi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
West Caucasian Tur
Capra caucasica
Photo: Dmano at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
White Rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum
Photo: Payamfarahani · CC BY-SA 4.0
White-lipped Deer (Thorold's Deer)
Cervus albirostris
Photo: Fanghong · CC BY-SA 3.0
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Photo: USDA photo by Scott Bauer · Public domain
Wild Boar (Feral Hog)
Sus scrofa
Photo: Valentin Panzirsch · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Yak
Bos grunniens
Photo: travelwayoflife · CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo credits & licenses

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