#0308 · 🦊 mammals

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The springbok (/ˈsprɪŋˌbɒk/; Antidorcas marsupialis ) is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa. The sole member of the genus Antidorcas , this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1780. Three subspecies are identified. A slender, long-legged antelope, the springbok reaches 71 to 86 cm (28 to 34 in) at the shoulder and weighs between 27 and 42 kg (60 and 93 lb). Both sexes have a pair of black, 35-to-50 cm...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,883iNaturalist observations
weight 41 kgadult, up to
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.
5,883 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs up to about 41 kg.
Scientifically named by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1780 (246 years ago).