The beira, Dorcatragus megalotis, is a small antelope that inhabits arid regions of the Horn of Africa and is the only current species in the genus Dorcatragus. It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Somaliland. It is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. The beira is subject to some low level hunting, but its small size, extreme wariness and the inaccessible rocky habitat in which it lives may allow it to withstand hunting pressure better than larger antelopes. This entry is named Beira (Antelope) to keep it apart from the city of Beira in Mozambique, which has its own entry in the Geography atlas.
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Source Beira (antelope) (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
The beira is endemic to northeast Africa, it occurs in the far south of Djibouti southwards across Somaliland and northern Somalia, and into extreme northeastern Ethiopia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Beira (antelope) (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
The beira is endemic to northeast Africa, it occurs in the far south of Djibouti southwards across Somaliland and northern Somalia, and into extreme northeastern Ethiopia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Beira (antelope) (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
The beira is endemic to northeast Africa, it occurs in the far south of Djibouti southwards across Somaliland and northern Somalia, and into extreme northeastern Ethiopia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Beira (antelope) (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
The beira is endemic to northeast Africa, it occurs in the far south of Djibouti southwards across Somaliland and northern Somalia, and into extreme northeastern Ethiopia.
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Conservation
It is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
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The beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a small antelope that inhabits arid regions of the Horn of Africa.
Habits
Beira are adapted to arid climate and do not need to find water, as they obtain all they need from the plants they browse.
Conservation, threats
The beira is subject to some low level hunting but its small size, extreme wariness, and the inaccessible rocky habitat may allow it to withstand hunting pressure.
Habitat
Beira are found in rocky or stony hillsides and slopes, among dry, grassland interspersed with acacia scrub and many sites are on hills with flat summits and steep stony sides.
Distribution
The beira is endemic to northeast Africa, it occurs in the far south of Djibouti southwards across Somaliland and northern Somalia, and into extreme northeastern Ethiopia.
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The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
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