#0521 · 🦊 mammals

Gerenuk

🇳🇱 Gerenoek ·Litocranius walleri

NTnear threatened 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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1. © Fabrice Stoger · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © mikeloomis · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Ben Tsai蔡維哲 · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Adam Skowronski · CC BY-ND 4.0
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6. © markus lilje · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. Kajiado, KE:© Andy Pittway · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Isiolo North, KE-IS, KE:© PC Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Isiolo North, KE-IS, KE:© Carolien Pietjouw · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Isiolo North, KE-IS, KE:© markus lilje · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

what is it?

The gerenuk /ˈɡɛrəˌnʊk, ɡəˈrɛnək/ Somali: garanuug ( Litocranius walleri ), also known as the giraffe gazelle , is a long-necked antelope found in the Horn of Africa and the drier parts of East Africa. The sole member of the genus Litocranius , the gerenuk was first described by the naturalist Victor Brooke in 1878. It is characterised by its long, slender neck and limbs. The antelope is 80–105 centimetres (31–41 in) tall, and weighs between 28 and 52 kilograms (62 and...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,677iNaturalist observations
threat NTnear threatened

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.
1,677 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Victor Brooke in 1878 (148 years ago).