Nanger

Nanger
Grant's Gazelle (Nanger granti)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Bovidae
Subfamily:Antilopinae
Tribe:Antilopini
Genus:Nanger
Lataste, 1885

Nanger is a genus of antelopes, commonly called gazelles. Nanger was originally considered a subgenus within the genus Gazella, but has since been elevated to genus status. The three species within the genus Nanger are:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Nanger damaDama gazelleChad, Mali, and Niger
Nanger grantiGrant's gazellenorthern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria
Nanger soemmerringiiSoemmerring's gazelleHorn of Africa
  • Nanger vanhoepeni


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