Chinkara

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Chinkara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Genus: Gazella
Species:
G. bennettii
Binomial name
Gazella bennettii

The Chinkara (Gazella bennettii) or Jabeer Gazelle is a species of gazelle found in South Asia. It lives in grasslands and desert areas in the Republic of India, Bangladesh and parts of Iran and Pakistan. It is also known as the Indian Gazelle (Gazella gazella bennetti).

References[change | change source]

  1. IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2017). "Chinkara: Gazella bennettii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T8978A50187762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T8978A50187762.en. Retrieved July 30, 2021.