Nanger soemmerringii

(Cretzschmar, 1828)

Soemmerring's Gazelle

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Antilopini
Genus : Nanger

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Cretzschmar, P.J. 1828. [Heft 8, pl. 19-20]. Pp. 49–53 in Cretzschmar, P.J. 1826-1831. Säugethiere. Pp. 1–78 in Rüppell, E. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, 78+55+24+47+141 pp.

Original name as described

Antilope Soemmerringii

Type material

SMF:MAMM:4278

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Eastern borders of Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia

Taxonomy notes

name spelt with two 'i's in original description, although many publications spell the name 'soemmerringi'

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

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