Sömmerring's Gazelle

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Nanger soemmerringii

Sömmerring's Gazelle, a reference photo
Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Soemmerring's gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii), also known as the Abyssinian mohr, is a gazelle species native to the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan). The species was first described and given its scientific name by German physician Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar in 1828. Three subspecies are recognized. It is possibly no longer present in Sudan.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sömmerring's Gazelle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Nanger
Species
Nanger soemmerringii

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