Dorcas gazelle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dorcas gazelle lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gazella dorcas
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Mass	1.5 kg (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the dorcas gazelle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dorcas gazelle in 7 countries and territories across Africa and 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.

How big is a dorcas gazelle?

Wikidata records the following for the dorcas gazelle: mass 1.5 kg (birth weight).

Is the dorcas gazelle endangered?

The dorcas gazelle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dorcas gazelle?

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

About the dorcas gazelle

The dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas), also known as the ariel gazelle, is a small and common gazelle. The dorcas gazelle stands about 55–65 cm (1.8–2.1 feet) at the shoulder, with a head and body length of 90–110 cm (3–3.5 feet) and a weight of 15–20 kg (33–44 pounds). The numerous subspecies survive on vegetation in grassland, steppe, wadis, mountain desert and in semidesert climates of Africa and Arabia. About 35,000–40,000 exist in the wild.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dorcas gazelle (revision 1360705985), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q387240 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).