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Dama gazelle

Nanger dama (Pallas, 1766)

CRCritically Endangeredmammals

The dama gazelle (Nanger dama) is a species in the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 71.4 kg to 73 kg and live up to 19.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
Photo: Ltshears · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dama gazelle

Weight
71.4 kg – 73 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
19.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
19.3 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
198 days – 208 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3.59 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.56src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dama gazelle live?

Not recorded

What is the dama gazelle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The dama gazelle (Nanger dama), also known as the addra gazelle or mhorr gazelle, is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa, in the Sahara desert and the Sahel. A critically endangered species, it has disappeared from most of its former range due to overhunting and habitat loss, and natural populations only remain in Chad, Mali, and Niger. Its habitat includes grassland, shrubland, semi-deserts, open savanna and mountain plateaus. Its diet includes shrubs, herbs, grasses, leaves (especially Acacia leaves), shoots, and fruit.

In Niger, the dama gazelle has become a national symbol. Under the Hausa name meyna or ménas, the dama gazelle appears on the badge of the Niger national football team, who are popularly called the Ménas.

From the Wikipedia article “Dama gazelle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dama_gazelle&oldid=1379807138), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the dama gazelle endangered?

The dama gazelle is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the dama gazelle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyBovidae
  6. genusNanger
  7. SpeciesNanger dama (Pallas, 1766)

Synonyms Antilope dama, Gazella dama

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Addra gazelleEnglish
  • Addra gazelleEnglish
  • Mhorr gazelleEnglish
  • Mhorr gazelleEnglish
  • غزال داماArabic
  • غزال المهرArabic
  • غزال دمّارArabic
  • غزال عدّراArabic
  • gazela dama tmaváCzech
  • gazela červenokrkáCzech
  • gazela damaCzech
  • Gacela DamaSpanish
  • valkopäägaselliFinnish
  • PunakaulagaselliFinnish
  • Gazelle DamaFrench
  • DámgazellaHungarian
  • Mhorr-gazellaHungarian
  • ダマガゼルJapanese
  • 다마가젤Korean
  • DamagaselleNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gazelka płochaPolish
  • Gazela-damaPortuguese
  • Газель-дамаRussian
  • jelenja gazelaSlovenian
  • DamagasellSwedish
  • 蒼羚Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the dama gazelle

Other species in the same genus Nanger.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the dama gazelle?

An adult dama gazelle weighs 71.4 kg – 73 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dama gazelle endangered?

The dama gazelle is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the dama gazelle live?

The dama gazelle has a recorded lifespan of 19.2 years.

How long is the dama gazelle pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 198 days – 208 days.

What kind of animal is the dama gazelle?

The dama gazelle (Nanger dama) belongs to the family Bovidae in the order Artiodactyla.

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BibTeX
@misc{dama_gazelle_2026,
  title = {Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dama-gazelle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}