How many types of antelope are there in Africa? There are 71 antelope species in Africa.
What is the most common antelope in Africa? Gazelles are the most common antelope.
What is an African gazelle called? Closely related to the true gazelles is the African springbok (also the emblem of South Africa, hence the famous rugby team of the country being called the Springboks).
What is the rarest antelope in Africa? The Hirola, endemic to northeast Kenya and southwest Somalia, is the world's most endangered antelope. It faces huge survival challenges
What is the biggest antelope? The bovine-like eland is the world's largest antelope. However, it has the endurance to maintain a trot indefinitely and can jump a 1.5-meter (4-foot) fence from a standstill.
What animal is similar to an antelope? Antelopes and deer are somewhat similar. To some extent, both are similar in size and looks.
What is a female antelope called? A female antelope is known as a doe, the male is a buck.
What is the smallest antelope in South Africa? The Blue Duiker is the smallest antelope in Southern Africa, measuring 300 mm at the shoulders. The females weigh 4.7 kg, and the males only weigh 4 kg. The coat is blue-grey.
What is the smallest antelope in Africa? The Royal Antelope. A hare-sized inhabitant of West Africa's lowland rainforest. It is also the smallest antelope in the world.
Is an antelope a deer? While both are similar in appearance, the deer and the antelope come from completely different families. Antelope = Bovidae family, while the deer belongs to the Cervidae family.
What are the top 10 smallest antelope in South Africa?
Blue duiker
Cape grysbok
Common duiker
Damara dik-dik
Klipspringer
Mountain reedbuck
Red duiker
Sharp's grysbok
Steenbok
Suni
What is the rarest antelope in Africa? The Aders' duiker is Africa's rarest antelope. By current estimates, there are only between 300-600 left in the wild.
Is the Springbok an antelope? The Springbok is an antelope found in South Africa.
What is the fastest antelope in South Africa? The Common tsessebe. It can run at speeds of up to 90 kilometers per hour (55.9 miles per hour)
What is the fastest antelope in Africa? The Common tsessebe.
What is a small antelope with white spots? Bushbuck. It is only 70cm at the shoulder and can weigh up to 54kg. Bushbuck rams have dark grey-brown fur with white spots on the flanks.
What is the smallest antelope in Tanzania? The Dik-Dik. It’s the smallest antelope to inhabit the Serengeti.
What is a small swift antelope found in Africa? The oribi. It is the most gazelle-like of the dwarf antelopes.
What is the dwarf antelope of East Africa? Bates’ Pygmy Antelope in Uganda (also known as Bate’s dwarf antelope). It’s a small antelope with long, skinny legs and large eyes.
What is a long-necked antelope in Africa? The gerenuk (the name means “giraffe-necked”). The gerenuk is found in Somalia and has an exceptionally long neck. Their head is small for their size.
What is a large antelope with straight horns? The Oryx. Their long horns are almost straight.
What is the rare striped antelope from Central Africa? The bongo. It is a large (mostly nocturnal) forest-dwelling antelope in sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the most endangered antelope in Africa? The Hirola, native to north-east Kenya and south-west Somalia, is the world's most endangered antelope.
What is the loudest antelope? The Kudu. The Kudu’s call is the loudest of any antelope. It sounds like a penetrating hoarse bark.
What is the most common South African antelope? The Impala. There are around 100,000 of these antelope in the Kruger National Park alone!
What is the most common antelope in the Kruger National Park? The Impala and Kudu.
What is the rarest antelope in the Kruger National Park? Sable Antelope and Eland.
What is the second-largest antelope in South Africa? The Roan antelope. These antelope have a powerful build and are known for their bravery in fighting off predators.
Are antelope only found in Africa? Africa is the continent of antelopes, with around 71 species. Asia has 14 species of antelope.