Complete the sentence about Arabian oryx with the correct year: In ______, Martin Lichtenstein confused matters by transferring the name Oryx leucoryx to the scimitar oryx, now Oryx dammah.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1826
In 1826 Martin Lichtenstein confused matters by moving the name Oryx leucoryx to the scimitar oryx, now Oryx dammah. In 1857 the Zoological Society of London got the first live Arabian oryx in Europe.
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