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Grant's gazelle

Nanger granti (Brooke, 1872)

LCLeast Concernmammals

Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) is a mammal of the family Bovidae, subfamily Antilopinae, in the order Artiodactyla. It is a large, terrestrial, diurnal herbivore, with an adult body mass of 55.46 kg and up to 61.23 kg.

Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp ( Own work ) · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grant's gazelle

Its lifespan is 19.67 years, and the IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight
55.5 kg – 61.2 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
19.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
19.7 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
183 days – 196 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
8.25 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the grant's gazelle

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Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti)
FlyTheMouse · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti)
Thomas Fuhrmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti)
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Where does the grant's gazelle live?

Not recorded

What is the grant's gazelle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) is a relatively large species of gazelle antelope, distributed from northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria. Its Swahili name is swala granti. It was named for a 19th-century explorer, James Grant.

From the Wikipedia article “Grant's gazelle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grant%27s_gazelle&oldid=1381705710), 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 grant's gazelle endangered?

The grant's gazelle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the grant's gazelle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyBovidae
  6. genusNanger
  7. SpeciesNanger granti (Brooke, 1872)

Synonyms Gazella granti, Nanger granti brighti, Nanger granti granti, Nanger granti robertsi

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Grant’s gazelleEnglish
  • Grant’s gazelleEnglish
  • Grant’s gazelleEnglish
  • غزال غرانتArabic
  • gazela GrantovaCzech
  • Grants gazelleDanish
  • GrantgazelleGerman
  • Grant-GazelleGerman
  • Γαζέλα του ΓκραντGreek
  • Gacela SuaraSpanish
  • Gacela de GrantSpanish
  • isogaselliFinnish
  • Gazelle de GrantFrench
  • Grant-gazellaHungarian
  • Gazzella di GrantItalian
  • グラントガゼルJapanese
  • 그랜트가젤Korean
  • Granto gazelėLithuanian
  • GrantgaselleNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gazelka masajskaPolish
  • Gazela-de-grantPortuguese
  • Swala GrantiSwahili
  • แกรนท์กาเซลล์Thai
  • Газель ГрантаUkrainian
  • 葛氏瞪羚Chinese

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Relatives of the grant's gazelle

Other species in the same genus Nanger.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Grant's gazelle?

Grant's gazelle is a mammal of the family Bovidae, in the subfamily Antilopinae and the order Artiodactyla.

How heavy is Grant's gazelle?

An adult Grant's gazelle weighs 55.46 kg, with values up to 61.23 kg, placing it in the large size class.

What does Grant's gazelle eat?

Grant's gazelle is a herbivore.

Is Grant's gazelle endangered?

No. The IUCN Red List classifies Grant's gazelle as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

How long does Grant's gazelle live?

Grant's gazelle has a lifespan of 19.67 years, with values up to 19.7 years.

How many young does Grant's gazelle have?

Grant's gazelle has 1 young per litter, after a gestation period of 196 days.

Who named Grant's gazelle?

Its scientific name, Nanger granti, is attributed to (Brooke, 1872).

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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CreatureData. (2026). Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grants-gazelle

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BibTeX
@misc{grants_gazelle_2026,
  title = {Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grants-gazelle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}