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Nanger | |
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Grant's Gazelle (Nanger granti) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
Tribe: | Antilopini |
Genus: | Nanger Lataste, 1885 |
Type species | |
Antilope mhorr [1] Bennett, 1833
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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 living species within the genus Nanger are:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Nanger dama | Dama gazelle | Chad, Mali, and Niger | |
Nanger granti | Grant's gazelle | northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria | |
Nanger soemmerringii | Soemmerring's gazelle | Horn of Africa |
References[edit]
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.