#0350 · 🦊 mammals
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
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what is it?
The klipspringer (/ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋər/; Oreotragus oreotragus ) is a small antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The sole member of its genus, the klipspringer was first described by German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1783. The klipspringer is a small, sturdy antelope; it reaches 43–60 centimetres (17–23 1⁄2 inches) at the shoulder and weighs from 8 to 18 kilograms (18 to 40 pounds). The coat of the klipspringer, yellowish gray to reddish brown, acts as an...
base stats
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.
- 4,290 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1783 (243 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Klipspringer
- Nederlands
- Klipspringer
- scientific name
- Oreotragus oreotragus
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Artiodactyla
- family
- Bovidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 4,290
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1783 by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
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Sources: iNaturalist taxon 42384, Wikidata Q623389, GBIF 2441044, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.