Nanger soemmerringii
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In 3 days >90%
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). The scientific name of Soemmerring's gazelle is Nanger soemmerringii. Formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Nanger before Nanger was elevated to genus status, Soemmerring's gazelle is a member of the family Bovidae. The species was described and given its binomial name by German physician Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar in the In Rüppell, Atlas zu der reise im nördlichen Afrika ("Atlas of Rüppell's Travels in Northern Africa"; 1826–28) in 1828. Soemmerring's gazelle is named after German physician Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring.
Soemmerring's gazelle is closely related to Grant's gazelle (N. granti) and Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Kung Fu Corals | 🇺🇸 United States |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Sömmerring's Gazelle sighting in Awash National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 6 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, June, September and November
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Sömmerring's Gazelle in Awash National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January, the lowest month. April has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sömmerring's Gazelle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Awash National Park, in our data
Awash National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sömmerring's Gazelle sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Bovidae
The closest relatives of the Sömmerring's Gazelle that you can see in Awash National Park (family Bovidae, Bovids) are Salt's Dik-dik (about 80%), East African Oryx (about 70%) and Lesser Kudu (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sömmerring's Gazelle is recorded against all the mammals logged in Awash National Park (17 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
