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Addax nasomaculatus

Addax nasomaculatus

Features:It is large in size and is named after its twisted horns.

Addax nasomaculatus (scientific name: Addax nasomaculatus) has two subspecies.Addax has a strong gregarious nature. It lives in small groups in the wild of Africa and leads a wandering life. The population includes both males and females, ranging from 5 to 20, led by older male addacs, and forages c...

Oryx leucoryx

Oryx leucoryx

Oryx leucoryx,Arabian Oryx, Arabian Oryx, Arabian Oryx

Features:It is the smallest member of the genus Oryx.

Arabian Oryx (scientific name: Oryx leucoryx) is called Arabian Oryx in foreign language. It has no subspecies and is the smallest member of the genus Oryx.Arabian Oryx live in groups, with groups of different sexes, 5-30 in each group, and groups of more than 100 have also appeared. They are genera...

Oryx gazella

Oryx gazella

Oryx gazella,Gemsbok,Gemsbok

Features:It is the largest species in the genus Oryx.

South African Oryx gazella (scientific name: Oryx gazella) is also known as Gemsbok in foreign languages. It has 4 subspecies.South African oryx live in groups, with 6-40 individuals in each group, with an average of 14 and a record of more than 300. The group is centered on a powerful adult male or...

Oryx dammah

Oryx dammah

Oryx dammah,Scimitar-horned oryx,Scimitar-horned oryx, white oryx, white oryx, scimitar-horned oryx, scimitar-horned oryx

Features:The horns are long and curve backwards like a scimitar.

Scimitar-horned oryx (scientific name: Oryx dammah) is called Scimitar-horned oryx in English. It has no subspecies. It was discovered in 1816 and named by biologist Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar in 1827.Scimitar-horned oryx are active in the early morning and evening, usually gathering in groups of mor...

Oryx beisa

Oryx beisa

East African Gemsbok, Oryx oryx, East African Gemsbok

Features:There is no black area on the hind legs, and the black markings only extend to the abdomen

East African Oryx (scientific name: Oryx beisa) English Beisa Oryx, French Oryx Beisa, German Eritrea-Spiessbock, Somali Be'id, Swahili Choroa, there are 2 subspecies.The East African Oryx has evolved a variety of physiological characteristics to adapt to the desert environment due to its long-t...

Hippotragus niger

Hippotragus niger

Hippotragus niger,Sable Antelope

Features:It is the national animal of Zimbabwe, and its subspecies, the blackbuck, is the national animal of Angola.

Sable Antelope (scientific name: Hippotragus niger) is also known as Sable Antelope in English. There are 5 subspecies.Sable Antelope populations usually have 30-75 females and young antelopes in good habitats. They are led by 5 male antelopes. The herd will be divided into several small groups duri...

Hippotragus leucophaeus

Hippotragus leucophaeus

Hippotragus leucophaeus,Bluebuck

Features:Extinct, the first large mammal to disappear in Africa

The scientific name of the bluebuck is Hippotragus leucophaeus, and its foreign name is Bluebuck. It is an extinct antelope and the first large mammal to disappear in Africa. They are close relatives of the black antelope and the black antelope, but are slightly smaller.Like the antelope and black a...

Hippotragus equinus

Hippotragus equinus

Hippotragus equinus

Features:Black markings on face

The scientific name of the Hippotragus equinus is small groups living in plains and shrub areas. It is closely related to the sable antelope (H. niger) and the extinct blue scimitar-horned antelope (H. leucophoeus). It feeds on the fresh and tender parts or leaves of plants. The favorite grasses of...

Sylvicapra grimmia

Sylvicapra grimmia

Gray duiker, Gray duiker, Gray duiker, Gray duiker

Features:Light red to dark grey, white underparts, black muzzle, nose and front legs

Common Duiker (scientific name: Sylvicapra grimmia) English Common Duiker, Bush Duiker, Grey Duiker, French Céphalophe de Grimm, Céphalophe du Cap, South African Gewone Duiker, German Kronenducker, there are 13 subspecies.Common duikers are active in the early morning, evening, and night. During t...

Cephalophus zebra

Cephalophus zebra

Cephalophus zebra

Features:Possessing one of the most unique fur coats of any mammal

The spotted duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus zebra) is called Zebra Duiker, Banded Duiker, Zebra Antelope in English, Céphalophe Zébré, Céphalophe rayé in French, Duiquero Cebrado in Spanish, and Zebraducker in German. It has no subspecies and is a species endemic to the Upper Guinea Forest...

Cephalophus weynsi

Cephalophus weynsi

Cephalophus weynsi

Features:Overall color is chestnut brown or dark red with olive tones, pale underparts, and black legs

Weyns's Duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus weynsi) English Weyns's Duiker, French Céphalpohe de Weyns, German Weynsducker, has 3 subspecies. Weyns's Duiker can be distinguished from the bay duiker and white-bellied duiker distributed in the same area because they do not have obvious d...

Cephalophus spadix

Cephalophus spadix

Tanzanite, Abbott's duiker

Features:Relatively tall, with short legs, a thick neck, and a short, shiny coat that is generally dark brown or black.

Tanzanian duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus spadix) English Abbott's Duiker, Minde, French Céphalophe d'Abbott, German Abbott-Ducker, Abbottducker, no subspecies. Tanzanian duiker and yellow-backed duiker are similar in size and color, but the yellow-backed duiker has a unique yellow wed...

Cephalophus silvicultor

Cephalophus silvicultor

Cephalophus silvicultor,Yellow-backed antelope,

Features:One of the largest forest duiker species

Yellow-backed Duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus silvicultor) English: Yellow-backed Duiker, French: Céphalophe géant, Céphalophe à dos jaune, Spanish: Duiquero de Lomo Amarillo, German: Gelbrückenducker, Riesenducker, there are 4 subspecies.The yellow-backed duiker is an unsociable species....

Cephalophus rufilatus

Cephalophus rufilatus

Cephalophus rufilatus

Features:Flame-marked face, large ears, and a tuft of black hair on a dark forehead

Red-flanked Duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus rufilatus) is called Red-flanked Duiker in English, Céphalophe à Flancs Roux in French, Blaurückenducker and Rotflankenducker in German, and has no subspecies.In the wild, red-rumped duikers occupy different habitats that rarely overlap. They live...

Cephalophus ogilbyi

Cephalophus ogilbyi

Cephalophus ogilbyi,Ehrlich's Muntjac

Features:Has a lighter gold color and a narrow dorsal stripe

Ogilby's Duiker (Cephalophus ogilbyi) is known as Ogilby's Duiker in English, Céphalophe d'Ogilby in French, Duiquero de Ogilby in Spanish, Fernando-Po-Ducker, Ogilby-Ducker, Ogilbyducker in German, and has three subspecies.The Osmanthus duiker is one of the least known antelopes. The f...

Cephalophus nigrifrons

Cephalophus nigrifrons

Cephalophus nigrifrons

Features:There is a tuft of well-developed long hair on the forehead, mainly black or red

Black-fronted Duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus nigrifrons) English: Black-fronted Duiker, French: Céphalophe à front noir, German: Schwarzstirnducker, there are 6 subspecies.Black-fronted duikers are thought to be territorial, using feces and preorbital gland markings to demarcate territorial...

Cephalophus niger

Cephalophus niger

Cephalophus niger

Features:Black in color, with a usually red face and a tuft of bright red hair on the forehead

Black Duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus niger) is called Black Duiker in English, Céphalophe noir in French, and Schwarzducker in German. There is no subspecies.The Tanzanian Duiker and the Black Duiker are both dark in color, but the Tanzanian Duiker has a bright reddish-brown crest on its fore...

Cephalophus natalensis

Cephalophus natalensis

Features:Both sexes have yellow-brown fur, with individuals in the northern part of the range having a brighter, more reddish-brown fur.

The Red Duiker (Cephalophus natalensis) is the only red duiker in its range; it is larger and has a more reddish-brown coat than the blue duiker and the natalensis. The Habsburg duiker is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Red Duiker, but can be distinguished by its darker legs and black facia...

Cephalophus jentinki

Cephalophus jentinki

Cephalophus jentinki,Jane's gazelle, Long-headed gazelle

Features:It is one of the largest antelopes and its coloration is similar to that of the Asian tapir.

Jentink's duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus jentinki) is called Jentink's duiker in English, Céphalophe de Jentink in French, Duiquero de Jentink in Spanish, and Jentinkducker in German. There are no subspecies.The Jans's Gazelle was discovered in 1884, but was not formally described...

Cephalophus harveyi

Cephalophus harveyi

Cephalophus harveyi,Harbour's gazelle

Features:There is a black flame line extending from the nose to the eyes to the forehead.

Harvey's Duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus harveyi) English: Harvey's Duiker, East African Red Duiker, Harvey's Red Duiker, French: Céphalophe de Harvey, German: Céphalophe de Harvey, no subspecies.The Harbour's and Black-fronted Duikers do not have dorsal stripes, and the Red D...

Cephalophus dorsalis

Cephalophus dorsalis

Cephalophus dorsalis,Bay Duiker, Céphalophe bai、Céphalophe à bande dorsale noire, Duiquero Bayo,Schwarzrückenducker,Black-backed antelope, Gulf antelope

Features:Bright white spot above each eye

Bay Duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus dorsalis) English: Bay Duiker, French: Céphalophe bai, Céphalophe à bande dorsale noire, Spanish: Duiquero Bayo, German: Schwarzrückenducker, has 2 subspecies.In the wild, the similar “red duiker” species are often difficult to tell apart based on a bri...