Speke's gazelle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Speke's gazelle lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Speke's gazelle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Speke's gazelle in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

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 Speke's gazelle endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Speke's gazelle?

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

About the Speke's gazelle

Speke's gazelle (Gazella spekei) is the smallest of the gazelle species. It is confined to the Horn of Africa, where it inhabits stony brush, grass steppes, and semi deserts. This species has been sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the Dorcas gazelle, though this is now widely disregarded. Severe habitat fragmentation means it is now impossible to assess the natural migratory or nomadic patterns of G. spekei. Its numbers are under threat, and despite an increase in population, the IUCN in 2007 announced its status had changed from vulnerable to endangered. A captive population is maintained, and the wild population exists in the lower tens of thousands. As of 2008, this gazelle is classified as endangered under the IUCN Red List.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Speke's gazelle (revision 1315245125), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q853403 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).