🐃Nyala
The lowland nyala or simply nyala is a spiral-horned artiodactyl antelope native to Southern Africa. The species is part of the family Bovidae and the genus Tragelaphus. It was first described in 1849 by George French Angas and exhibits the highest sexual dimorphism among the spiral-horned antelopes. It is not to be confused with the endangered mountain nyala living in the Bale region of Ethiopia.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2016.
- Body mass
- 101 kg
- Body length
- 1.74 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 18 years
Everything we know about the Nyala
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass101 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 120 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length1.74 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Brain mass227 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan18 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 23 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length6.23 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity1.8 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation224 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 224 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter size1COMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 1AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelHerbivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleCrepuscular / mixedCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range1.63 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Population density7.61 per km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l101 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Nyala yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderArtiodactyla
- ›familyBovidae
- ›genusTragelaphus
- ›speciesTragelaphus angasii
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals · Artiodactyla
- familyBovidae
- subfamilyBovinae
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals · Artiodactyla
- suborderRuminantia
- infraorderPecora
- familyBovidae
- subfamilyBovinae
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