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Soemmerring's Gazelle
Nanger soemmerringii (Cretzschmar, 1828)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Soemmerring's gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii), also known as the Abyssinian mohr, is a gazelle species native to the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan). The species was first described and given its scientific name by German physician Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar in 1828. Three subspecies are recognized. It is possibly no longer present in Sudan.
Since 1986, Soemmerring's gazelle has been classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Wikipedia contributors, Soemmerring's gazelle; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:48:11.484485+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nanger soemmerringii (Cretzschmar, 1828)
- Name authority
- (Cretzschmar, 1828)
- Common name
- Soemmerring's Gazelle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Bovidae
- Genus
- Nanger
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderArtiodactyla Owen, 1848
- familyBovidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyAntilopinae Gray, 1821
- tribeAntilopini Gray, 1821
- genusNanger Lataste, 1885
- speciesNanger soemmerringii (Cretzschmar, 1828)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nanger. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bright's GazelleNanger notatus (Thomas, 1897) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peters's GazelleNanger petersii (Günther, 1884) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dama GazelleNanger dama (Pallas, 1766) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grant's GazelleNanger granti (Brooke, 1872) | BovidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gazella soemmerringii (Cretzschmar, 1828) (Cretzschmar, 1828) | synonym |
| Nanger soemmerringii berberana (Matschie, 1893) (Matschie, 1893) | synonym |
| Nanger soemmerringii butteri (Thomas, 1904) (Thomas, 1904) | synonym |
| Antilope soemmerringii Cretzschmar, 1828 Cretzschmar, 1828 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=898227 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6RSJL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.