Springbok
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| Springbok | |
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| A springbok in Namibia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
| Genus: | Antidorcas Sundevall, 1847 |
| Species: | A. marsupialis |
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| Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann, 1780) |
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The Springbok Antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium sized brown and white gazelle that stands about 75 centimetres (30 in) high. It is in the same family as antelope and goats. They are the national animal of South Africa and live in the Savannah Biome.
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- ↑ IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). Antidorcas marsupialis. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 29 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
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