#0234 · 🦊 mammals

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The impala (/ɪmˈpɑːləˌ-ˈpælə/; Aepyceros melampus ) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The sole member of the genus Aepyceros , it was first described to European audiences by German zoologist Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1812. Two subspecies are recognised—the common impala, and the larger and darker black-faced impala. The impala reaches 70–92 centimetres (28–36 inches) at the shoulder and weighs 40–76 kg (88–168 lb). It features a glossy, reddish brown coat. The male's slender, lyre-shaped horns are...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 18,924iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
18,924 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1812 (214 years ago).