Species Oreotragus oreotragus (Zimmermann, 1783) (Klipspringer)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Artiodactyla
  • ---- family: Bovidae
  • ----- species: Oreotragus oreotragus
Characteristics:herbivore; height: 60 cm; thick yellow to grey-brown coat with white belly; large tear-shaped markings in front of the eyes; males are smaller than females and have short (8 cm), erect horns; the klipspringer is stouter than the duiker which also lacks the tear marks;
Countries:

BW
Botswana
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0717
Southern Africa bushveld
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1201
Albany thickets
AT1202
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 50
Source: wikimedia
Date: 2007-06-22
Place: Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, Florida, USA
Creator: Munificent
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Source: wikimedia
Date: 2004-09-05
Place: unknown
Creator: Mirella Riesch / Christoph Aeschlimann
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/29211087
Date: 2006-08-08
Creator: Neil Strickland
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
Comments: Location: Namibia

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