mountain nyala

E200008
antelope bovid mammal spiral-horned antelope

The mountain nyala is a large, spiral-horned antelope endemic to the highlands of Ethiopia and considered one of Africa’s rarest and most threatened antelope species.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
mountain nyala canonical 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antelope ⓘ
bovid ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
spiral-horned antelope ⓘ
activityPattern mainly crepuscular ⓘ
altitudinalRange about 3000–4000 metres above sea level ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor grey-brown ⓘ
commonName buxton’s bushbuck ⓘ
mountain nyala self-link ⓘ
conservationStatus Endangered ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
countryOfOccurrence Ethiopia ⓘ
describedBy Richard Lydekker ⓘ
diet browser ⓘ
grazer ⓘ
endemicTo Ethiopia ⓘ
Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ
family Bovidae ⓘ
genus Tragelaphus ⓘ
habitat afro-alpine moorland ⓘ
ericaceous heathland ⓘ
montane forest edge ⓘ
montane grassland ⓘ
horns spiral ⓘ
hornsPresentIn males ⓘ
iucnRedListCategory Endangered ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
namedAfter Edward North Buxton ⓘ
nativeRange Arsi Mountains ⓘ
Bale Mountains ⓘ
oneOfAfricaRarestAntelopes true ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
parentTaxon Bovidae ⓘ
Tragelaphus ⓘ
pattern faint white stripes and spots on flanks ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryThreat habitat loss ⓘ
human encroachment ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ
scientificName Tragelaphus ⓘ
surface form: Tragelaphus buxtoni
sexualDimorphism present ⓘ
socialStructure loosely structured groups ⓘ
small herds ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
trophicLevel herbivore ⓘ
yearDescribed 1910 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bale Mountains → fauna → mountain nyala ⓘ
Tragelaphus → commonName → mountain nyala ⓘ
subject surface form: Tragelaphus buxtoni
Bale Mountains National Park → fauna → mountain nyala ⓘ
mountain nyala → commonName → mountain nyala self-link ⓘ
Bale Zone → hasImportantSpecies → mountain nyala ⓘ
Tullu Dimtu → hasNotableFauna → mountain nyala ⓘ