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

Where the Thomson's gazelle lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eudorcas thomsonii
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Diet (main food)	grass
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the Thomson's gazelle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Thomson's gazelle in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

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.

What does a Thomson's gazelle eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the Thomson's gazelle as: grass.

Is the Thomson's gazelle endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Thomson's gazelle?

The Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Eudorcas. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Thomson's gazelle

Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is one of the best known species of gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is sometimes referred to as a "tommie". It is considered by some to be a subspecies of the red-fronted gazelle and was formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Eudorcas, before Eudorcas was elevated to genus status.

Thomson's gazelles can be found in numbers exceeding 200,000 in Africa and are recognized as the most common type of gazelle in East Africa. A small antelope, the Thomson's gazelle is one of the fastest land animals, with estimated speeds up to 80 km/h (50 mph). Its main predator is the cheetah.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Thomson's gazelle (revision 1380585729), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q271705 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).