Chinkara: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Chinkara Gazella bennettii Least concern

Where the chinkara lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 208 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats on the world map

Scientific name	Gazella bennettii
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the chinkara live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chinkara in 3 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the chinkara endangered?

The chinkara’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the chinkara?

The chinkara (Gazella bennettii) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Gazella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the chinkara

The chinkara (Gazella bennettii), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chinkara (revision 1380857797), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q430619 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).