The dibatag, Ammodorcas clarkei, also called Clarke's gazelle, is a medium-sized, slender antelope native to Ethiopia and Somalia. Despite the name it is not a true gazelle, though it has similar markings, long legs and a long neck, and it is often confused with the gerenuk. Adults are 103 to 117 centimetres long and stand 80 to 90 centimetres at the shoulder. Males weigh 20 to 35 kilograms and carry curved horns 10 to 25 centimetres long, while females have none. The coat is gray to fawn above and white below. Dibatag are alert and secretive, active by day, live in very small herds and feed mainly on foliage as browsers. Their lifespan averages 10 to 12 years.
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The dibatag (Ammodorcas clarkei), or Clarke's gazelle, is a medium-sized slender antelope native to Ethiopia and Somalia.
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The dibatag (Ammodorcas clarkei), or Clarke's gazelle, is a medium-sized slender antelope native to Ethiopia and Somalia.
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The dibatag is listed by the IUCN as "Vulnerable".
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The dibatag (Ammodorcas clarkei), or Clarke's gazelle, is a medium-sized slender antelope native to Ethiopia and Somalia.
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Primarily browsers, the dibatag feed on foliage and young shoots and shrubs.
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They are diurnal animals, and navigate in very small herds.
Threats and conservation
In Ethiopia hunting is the most severe threat to the dibatag; locals have claimed that dibatag meat is preferred due to its excellent taste.
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Several factors including human settlement, habitat degradation, large numbers of livestock, political unrest and armed conflicts in the areas covering its range and lack of conservation measures for two to three decades in the late 20th century have now reduced the population to only a few thousand.
Threats and conservation, threats
Droughts and habitat degradation are the major threats across the range.
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The lifespan typically averages 10 to 12 years.
Threats and conservation, system
During this period its habitat was adversely affected by over-exploitation of wildlife, prevalence of weapons and deforestation.
Child Taxon Of: Bovidae, Taxonomy and etymology
It is the sole member of the genus Ammodorcas, and is placed in the family Bovidae.
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The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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