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Rhim gazelle

Gazella leptoceros (F. Cuvier, 1842)

ENEndangeredmammals

The rhim gazelle (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 14.3 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Rhim gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)
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Quick facts about the rhim gazelle

Weight
22.2 kg – 24.7 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
14.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
14.6 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
152 days – 167 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
5.16 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rhim gazelle live?

Not recorded

What is the rhim gazelle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rhim gazelle or rhim (from Arabic غزال الريم) (Gazella leptoceros), also known as the slender-horned gazelle, African sand gazelle or Loder's gazelle, is a pale-coated gazelle with long slender horns and well adapted to desert life. It is considered an endangered species because fewer than 2500 are left in the wild. They are found in Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, and possibly Chad, Mali, Niger, and Sudan.

From the Wikipedia article “Rhim gazelle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhim_gazelle&oldid=1384716323), 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 rhim gazelle endangered?

The rhim gazelle is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the rhim gazelle 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 (40)
  • RhimEnglish
  • RhimEnglish
  • Sand gazelleEnglish
  • Sand gazelleEnglish
  • Slender-horned gazelleEnglish
  • Slender-horned gazelleEnglish
  • Slender-horned gazelleEnglish
  • ReemArabic
  • غزال نحيل القرونArabic
  • Ghazal abiadArabic
  • gazela pískováCzech
  • DunengazelleGerman
  • Afrikanische DünengazelleGerman
  • DünengazelleGerman
  • Gacela de Astas DelgadasSpanish
  • Gacela de Loder o blancaSpanish
  • ValkogaselliFinnish
  • saharangaselliFinnish
  • Gazelle blancheFrench
  • Gazelle à cornes finesFrench
  • Gazelle à longues cornesFrench
  • Gazelle leptocéreFrench
  • Gazelle leptocèreFrench
  • צבי ריםHebrew
  • Homoki gazellaHungarian
  • Gazzella biancaItalian
  • リムガゼルJapanese
  • 림가젤Korean
  • 가는뿔가젤Korean
  • 아프리카모래가젤Korean
  • HvitgaselleNorwegian Bokmål
  • DuingazelleDutch
  • Gazela LoderaPolish
  • Gazela piaskowaPolish
  • Gazela-de-chifre-estreitoPortuguese
  • Песчаная газельRussian
  • SandgasellSwedish
  • afrikansk sandgasellSwedish
  • 細角瞪羚Chinese
  • 细角瞪羚Chinese

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Relatives of the rhim gazelle

Other species in the same genus Gazella.

LC, Least Concern
Chinkara (Gazella bennettii)

Chinkara

Gazella bennettii

Bovidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rhim gazelle?

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

Is the rhim gazelle endangered?

The rhim gazelle is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the rhim gazelle live?

The rhim gazelle has a recorded lifespan of 14.3 years.

How long is the rhim gazelle pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 152 days – 167 days.

What kind of animal is the rhim gazelle?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{rhim_gazelle_2026,
  title = {Rhim gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhim-gazelle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}