The lowland nyala or simply nyala, Tragelaphus angasii, is a spiral-horned artiodactyl antelope native to Southern Africa. It is part of the family Bovidae and the genus Tragelaphus, in which it was formerly placed in a genus of its own. It was first described in 1849 by George French Angas and shows the highest sexual dimorphism among the spiral-horned antelopes. It should not be confused with the endangered mountain nyala of the Bale region of Ethiopia. Its range covers much of Southern Africa, including Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. As its population is relatively stable it is listed as of least concern by the IUCN. It browses during the day in warm weather and at night in the rainy season, and illegal poaching and habitat loss are its principal threats.
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The nyala's natural range stretches across southeast Africa from the Lower Shire Valley in Malawi through Mozambique and Zimbabwe to eastern South Africa and Eswatini.
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The nyala inhabits dense lowland woodlands and thickets, mainly in southern Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and eastern South Africa.
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The nyala inhabits dense lowland woodlands and thickets, mainly in southern Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and eastern South Africa.
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The nyala inhabits dense lowland woodlands and thickets, mainly in southern Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and eastern South Africa.
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The nyala inhabits dense lowland woodlands and thickets, mainly in southern Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and eastern South Africa.
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Threats and conservation
This species is currently of Least Concern, and the population is considered stable by both the IUCN and CITES.
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The lowland nyala or simply nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) is a spiral-horned artiodactyl antelope native to Southern Africa.
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It generally browses during the day in warm weather and during the night in the rainy season.
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The principal threats to the species are illegal poaching and habitat loss resulting from human settlement and livestock grazing.
Physical description
Life expectancy of the nyala is about 19 years.
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They inhabit thickets within dense and dry savanna woodlands.
Habitat and distribution
The nyala's natural range stretches across southeast Africa from the Lower Shire Valley in Malawi through Mozambique and Zimbabwe to eastern South Africa and Eswatini.
Habitat and distribution, where it lives
The nyala inhabits dense lowland woodlands and thickets, mainly in southern Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and eastern South Africa.
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Among its closest extant relatives are the forest-inhabiting bongo, the Cape and harnessed bushbucks, the large common and giant elands, the greater and lesser kudus, the mountain nyala (of Ethiopia) and the swamp-dwelling sitatunga, all
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The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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