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Sable Antelope

Mammals

The sable antelope is a large antelope that inhabits wooded savanna across East and Southern Africa, ranging from southern Kenya to South Africa, with a further, separated population in Angola.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 4
Living or Extinct
Yes 5
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
The underparts, cheek, and chin are all white, creating a great contrast with the dark back and flanks 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 4
Scientific Name
Hippotragus niger 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Artiodactyla, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source Sable antelope, Wikipedia

In Ecosystem

Okavango Delta, Ecosystems
Source Wikidata: Hippopotamus
Additional Source Okavango Delta (Wikipedia)Article text
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Botswana

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Eswatini

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Mozambique

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Namibia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Zimbabwe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Sable antelope, Wikipedia
  • Taxobox, scientific name field
    Hippotragus niger
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • Description section
    The underparts, cheek, and chin are all white, creating a great contrast with the dark back and flanks.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Wikipedia intro: "The sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) is a large antelope which inhabits wooded savanna in East and Southern Africa, from the south of Kenya to South Africa, w..."
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2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. Sable antelope (Wikipedia)
inhabits wooded savanna in East and Southern AfricaView the Source
4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Hippotragus niger (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix I
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
    Sable antelope are prized trophy animals to many big-game hunters and some are willing to spend thousands of dollars to hunt them
View the Source
5. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Sable Antelope
Wikidata Q239381, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: ArtiodactylaView the Source
Okavango Delta (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Okavango Delta, Article text
Quote, In Ecosystem: Okavango Delta, Article text
species include the giraffe, blue wildebeest, plains zebra, hippopotamus, impala, common eland, greater kudu, sable antelope, roan antelope, puku, waterbuck, sitatunga, tsessebe, cheetah, African wild dog, spotted hyena, black-backed jackal, caracal, serval, aardvark, aardwolf, bat-eared fox, African savanna hare, honey badger,
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