A dwarf antelope (Oreotragus oreotragus) native to Africa S of the Sahara; thick yellow-grey speckled coat; black feet; stands on points of small peg-like hooves; short vertical horns; rounded ears with dark radiating lines; inhabits rock outcrops in scrubland.
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iKlipspringer Conservation status: Conservation dependent (LR/cd) |
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Oreotragus oreotragus (Zimmerman, 1783) |
The Klipspringer (literally "rock jumper" in Afrikaans), Oreotragus oreotragus, also known colloquially as a mvundla (from Xhosa "umvundla", meaning "rabbit"), is a small African antelope that lives from the Cape of Good Hope all the way up East Africa and into Ethiopia.
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