#0311 · 🦊 mammals

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The lowland nyala or simply nyala ( Tragelaphus angasii ), is a spiral-horned antelope native to Southern Africa. It is a species of the family Bovidae and genus Nyala , also considered to be in the genus Tragelaphus . It was first described in 1849 by George French Angas. The body length is 135–195 cm (53–77 in), and it weighs 55–140 kg (121–309 lb). The coat is rusty or rufous brown in females and juveniles, but grows a dark brown or slate grey, often...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,669iNaturalist 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.
5,669 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by George French Angas in 1849 (177 years ago).