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Rhim

Gazella leptoceros (F. Cuvier, 1842)

Status not recordedmammals

The rhim (Gazella leptoceros) is a species in the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 22.2 kg to 24.7 kg and live up to 14.6 years.

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Quick facts about the rhim

Weight
22.2 kg – 24.7 kg
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
14.3 years – 14.6 years
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
167 days
Young per litter or clutch
1
Age at maturity
5.16 months
Active
By day (diurnal)
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rhim live?

Not recorded

Is the rhim endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rhim classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyBovidae
  6. genusGazella
  7. SpeciesGazella leptoceros (F. Cuvier, 1842)

Synonyms Antilope leptoceros, Gazella leptoceros leptoceros, Gazella leptoceros loderi

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Rhim gazelleEnglish
  • Sand gazelleEnglish
  • Slender-horned gazelleEnglish
  • ReemArabic
  • gazela pískováCzech
  • DunengazelleGerman
  • Gacela de Astas DelgadasSpanish
  • ValkogaselliFinnish
  • Gazelle blancheFrench
  • צבי ריםHebrew
  • Homoki gazellaHungarian
  • Gazzella biancaItalian
  • リムガゼルJapanese
  • 림가젤Korean
  • HvitgaselleNorwegian Bokmål
  • DuingazelleDutch
  • Gazela LoderaPolish
  • Gazela-de-chifre-estreitoPortuguese
  • Песчаная газельRussian
  • SandgasellSwedish
  • 細角瞪羚Chinese
  • غزال نحيل القرونArabic
  • Ghazal abiadArabic
  • Afrikanische DünengazelleGerman
  • DünengazelleGerman
  • Gacela de Loder o blancaSpanish
  • saharangaselliFinnish
  • Gazelle à cornes finesFrench
  • Gazelle à longues cornesFrench
  • Gazelle leptocéreFrench
  • Gazelle leptocèreFrench
  • 가는뿔가젤Korean
  • 아프리카모래가젤Korean
  • Gazela piaskowaPolish
  • afrikansk sandgasellSwedish
  • 细角瞪羚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rhim

Other species in the same genus Gazella.

LC, Least Concern
Chinkara (Gazella bennettii)

Chinkara

Gazella bennettii

Bovidae

Idmi

Gazella gazella

BovidaeNo free photo yet

Edmi

Gazella cuvieri

BovidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRhim vs Goitered gazelleRhim vs ChinkaraRhim vs Dorcas gazelleRhim vs Idmi

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rhim?

An adult rhim weighs 22.2 kg – 24.7 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the rhim live?

The rhim has a recorded lifespan of 14.3 years – 14.6 years.

How long is the rhim pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 167 days.

What kind of animal is the rhim?

The rhim (Gazella leptoceros) belongs to the family Bovidae in the order Artiodactyla.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rhim (Gazella leptoceros). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhim

MLA

“Rhim (Gazella leptoceros).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhim.

BibTeX
@misc{rhim_2026,
  title = {Rhim (Gazella leptoceros)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhim},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}