The African wild ass has a life span of up to 40 years on a diet of bark, leaves and various grasses. They reside in the far eastern portion of Africa in the grasslands and semideserts and joined the endangered species list in 1986.
Located in Arabia, the Arabian oryx features a white coat with brown or black legs. They can live for up to 20 years and thrive in deserts, semideserts and steppes on the Arabian peninsula. As of 1986, they are listed as endangered.
While it’s relative the Arabian camel may be thriving as a domesticated animal, the Bactrian camel joined the endangered species list in 1996. Unlike the Arabian camel, the Bactrian camel lives in a small portion of the Gobi Desert, which is located in the Asian countries of China and Mongolia.
In north central Africa, the dama gazelle live in small pockets. Their species features vibrant whites and various reds, browns and chestnut colored coats. The dama gazelle, also known as the addra gazelle, has a life span of approximately 12 years and became endangered in 1990 due to overzealous hunting.
The mountain tapir lives in the Andes mountains of northwestern South America, mostly in Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. They have a life span up to 30 years and are similar in appearance to an anteater. As of 1994, they are listed as endangered.
The mountain zebra lives in the desert and semidesert areas in Namibia, Angola and South Africa. With a life span of approximately 25 years, the mountain zebra feed off bark, leaves and grasses and run from predators such as lions and hyenas. In 1996, they, too, joined the endangered species list.
With the male tahrs weighing in at over 200 pounds, the Nilgiri tahr is the largest of the tahr species. They live in small pockets in the southern portion of India and have an average life span of only three to four years. As of 1996, the Nilgiri tahr joined the endangered species list.
In 1988, the Philippine spotted deer joined the endangered species list. They live on only two islands within the Philippines. Little is known about the Philippine spotted deer, which live on the steep slopes that are not accessible by people.
In 1986, the pygmy hog became listed as critically endangered. It is estimated that there are less than 150 individual hogs left residing in an extremely small portion of northeastern India. Pygmy hogs have an estimated life span of approximately 7 years.
