Gerenuk

It has one young per litter after a gestation period of 204.2 days, with 1.35 litters per year, and reaches sexual maturity at 360.1 days. The gerenuk is listed as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category, and its lifespan is 13 years, with up to 17.3 years reported.

Weight

38 kg – 41.3 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Height

80 cm – 1.05 msrc for Height

Lifespan

13 years – 17.3 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

183 days – 244 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

11.8 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1.35src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The gerenuk is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

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 Near Threatened species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderArtiodactyla
5. familyBovidae
6. genusLitocranius
7. SpeciesLitocranius walleri (Brooke, 1879)

Synonyms Gazella walleri, Litocranius walleri walleri

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CompareGerenuk vs Northern gerenuk

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@misc{gerenuk_2026,
  title = {Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gerenuk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}