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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 |
Nanger is a genusofantelopes, 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 |
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Nanger granti | Grant's gazelle | northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria |
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Nanger soemmerringii | Soemmerring's gazelle | Horn of Africa |
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