Mountain nyala: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mountain nyala lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tragelaphus buxtoni
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the mountain nyala live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mountain nyala in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Ethiopia.

Ethiopia

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 mountain nyala endangered?

The mountain nyala’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the mountain nyala?

The mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Tragelaphus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mountain nyala

The mountain nyala (Amharic: የደጋ አጋዘን) (Tragelaphus buxtoni) or balbok, is a large antelope found in high altitude woodlands in a small part of central Ethiopia. It is a monotypic species (without any identified subspecies) first described by English naturalist Richard Lydekker in 1910. The males are typically 120–135 cm (47–53 in) tall while females stand 90–100 cm (35–39 in) at the shoulder. Males weigh 180–300 kg (400–660 lb) and females weigh 150–200 kg (330–440 lb). The coat is grey to brown, marked with two to five poorly defined white strips extending from the back to the underside, and a row of six to ten white spots. White markings are present on the face, throat and legs as well. Males have a short dark erect crest, about 10 cm (3.9 in) high, running along the middle of the back. Only males possess horns.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mountain nyala (revision 1378219832), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q255576 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).