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Antidorcas marsupialis (springbok)

Wikipedia Abstract

The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized brown and white gazelle that stands about 70 to 90 cm (28 to 35 in) high. Springbok males weigh between 33 and 50 kg (73 and 110 lb) and the females between 25 and 40 kg (55 and 88 lb). They can reach running speeds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph), to 96 km/h (60 mph) and can leap 4 m (13 feet) into the air and can long jump of up to 15 m (50 feet).
View Wikipedia Record: Antidorcas marsupialis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
19
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.41
EDGE Score: 2
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  85.98 lbs (39.00 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  9.17 lbs (4.16 kg)
Female Maturity [1]  7 months 3 days
Male Maturity [1]  1 year 1 month
Gestation [1]  5 months 18 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  20 years
Speed [2]  55.27 MPH (24.71 m/s)
Weaning [1]  4 months 1 day

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Angolan Mopane woodlands Angola, Namibia Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Etosha Pan halophytics Namibia Afrotropic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Highveld grasslands South Africa Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Kalahari xeric savanna Botswana, Namibia, South Africa Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Kaokoveld desert Namibia, Angola Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Nama Karoo Namibia, South Africa Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Namib desert Namibia Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Namibian savanna woodlands Angola, Namibia Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Southern Africa bushveld Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Succulent Karoo Namibia, South Africa Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Bontebok National Park II 8315 Western Cape, South Africa
Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve 934651 Western Cape, South Africa
Etosha National Park II 5699141 Namibia  
Golden Gate Highlands National Park II 28689 Free State, South Africa
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park II 2382284 Northern Cape, South Africa
Namib-Naukluft National Park II 12585619 Namibia  
Naute Dam Recreational Resort V 58352 Namibia  
Skeleton Coast Game Park II 4168395 Namibia  

Ecosystems

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
Succulent Karoo Namibia, South Africa No

Emblem of

South Africa

Prey / Diet

Acacia erioloba (camelthorn)[3]
Acacia tortilis (umbrella thorn)[4]
Cullen tomentosum[3]
Cymbopogon pospischilii[4]
Cynodon dactylon (manienie)[4]
Cynodon incompletus (cynodon)[4]
Cyperus usitatus[4]
Eragrostis curvula (weeping lovegrass)[4]
Eragrostis lehmanniana (Lehmann lovegrass)[4]
Eragrostis obtusa[4]
Lycium oxycladum[4]
Nenax microphylla[4]
Nolletia ciliaris[4]
Olearia muricata[4]
Osteospermum leptolobum[4]
Panicum coloratum (klinegrass)[4]
Pentzia calcarea[4]
Pentzia globosa[4]
Pentzia incana (African sheepbush)[4]
Pentzia lanata[4]
Pentzia viridis[4]
Rhus ciliata[4]
Salsola rabieana[4]
Schmidtia pappophoroides[4]
Sporobolus fimbriatus (fringed dropseed)[4]
Sporobolus ioclados (pan dropseed)[4]
Themeda triandra (red grass)[4]
Tragus berteronianus (spiked burr grass)[4]
Urochloa mosambicensis (African liverseed grass)[4]
Ziziphus mucronata[4]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Aepyceros melampus (impala)2
Camelus dromedarius (dromedary)1
Cephalophus natalensis (Natal duiker)1
Connochaetes taurinus (blue wildebeest)2
Equus quagga (quagga)1
Equus zebra (mountain zebra)7
Gazella dorcas (Dorcas gazelle)1
Giraffa camelopardalis (giraffe)1
Heterohyrax brucei (Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax)1
Kobus ellipsiprymnus (waterbuck)1
Loxodonta africana (African Bush Elephant)1
Neotis ludwigii (Ludwig's Bustard)1
Neotragus moschatus (suni)2
Oryx gazella (gemsbok)1
Otolemur crassicaudatus (greater galago)1
Ourebia ourebi (oribi)2
Papio hamadryas (hamadryas baboon)2
Psammobates pardalis (Leopard Tortoise)2
Sylvicapra grimmia (bush duiker)2
Syncerus caffer (African buffalo)6
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu)2

Predators

Acinonyx jubatus (Cheetah)[3]
Aquila rapax (Tawny Eagle)[4]
Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's Eagle)[4]
Canis mesomelas (Black-backed Jackal)[5]
Caracal caracal (Caracal)[4]
Crocuta crocuta (Spotted Hyena)[4]
Felis silvestris lybica (African wild cat)[4]
Hyaena brunnea (Brown Hyena)[4]
Lycaon pictus (African wild dog)[4]
Mellivora capensis (Honey Badger)[4]
Panthera leo (Lion)[4]
Panthera pardus (Leopard)[4]
Polemaetus bellicosus (Martial Eagle)[4]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Amblyomma hebraeum (Bont tick)[6]
Amblyomma marmoreum (South African Tortoise tick)[6]
Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax bacterium)[6]
Calicophoron calicophorum[7]
Cooperioides antidorca[4]
Haemonchus bedfordi[4]
Haemonchus contortus (red stomach worm)[6]
Haemonchus krugeri[4]
Hippobosca rufipes[6]
Hyalomma truncatum (Shiny Hyalomma)[6]
Ixodes pilosus (Bush tick)[4]
Ixodes rubicundus (Karoo paralysis tick)[6]
Linognathus antidorcitis[6]
Linognathus armatus[6]
Linognathus bedfordi[4]
Linognathus digitalis[6]
Linognathus euchore[6]
Lipoptena sepiacea[6]
Longistrongylus curvispiculum[4]
Longistrongylus sabie[4]
Margaropus winthemi (South African beady-legged tick)[4]
Nematodirus spathiger[6]
Ostertagia ostertagi[6]
Rhinoestrus antidorcitis[6]
Rhinoestrus vanzyli[6]
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Brown ear tick)[4]
Rhipicephalus decoloratus (African blue tick)[6]
Rhipicephalus follis (Karoo brown tick)[4]
Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum (Smooth brown tick)[6]
Rhipicephalus nitens (Shiny brown tick)[4]
Teladorsagia hamata <Unverified Name>[7]
Trichostrongylus axei[4]
Trichostrongylus colubriformis[6]
Trichostrongylus deflexus[4]
Trichostrongylus thomasi[4]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Al Ain Zoo
Al Bustan Zoological Center
Artis Zoo
Auckland Zoological Parkangolensis
Badoca Safari Park
Denver Zoological Gardens
Dept. of National Zoological Gardensmarsupialis
DSI Givskud Zoo
Emerald Safari Resortmarsupialis
GaiaPark, Kerkrade Zoo
Giza Zoological Garden
International Animal Exchange, Inc.angolensis
Jackson Zoological Parkmarsupialis
Johannesburg Zoological Gardens
Kansas City Zoomarsupialis
Le Pal, Parc Animalier
Lichtenburg Game Breeding Centermarsupialis
Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo
Maktoum Wildlife Centremarsupialis
Nat'l Zoological Gardens of S. Africamarsupialis
Oasys Parque del Desierto de Tabernas
Orana Wildlife Parkangolensis
Parc de la Haute Touche (MNHN)
Parc Zoologique de la Barben
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquariummarsupialis
Planete Sauvage
Safari West
Safaripark Beekse Bergen
San Diego Wild Animal Parkangolensis
 marsupialis
Santa Fe CollegeTeaching Zoo
Silver Springs Park
Thoiry Zoological Park
Tygerberg Zoopark
Westfalischer Zoologischer Gtn Munster
Wildlife World Zoo
Zoo Dvur Kralove, a.s.
Zoo Hannover GmbH
Zoo Parc de Beauval

Range Map

Link to Map
Africa;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Grubb P., 22-Apr-2004, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Wikipedia licensed under a Creative Commons License ♦ 3The Namib: Detritus and Fog Dependence Scott Christy March 1st, 2006 ♦ 4Antidorcas marsupialis, James W. Cain III, Paul R. Krausman, and Heather L. Germaine, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 753, pp. 1–7 (2004) ♦ 5Canis mesomelas, Lyle R. Walton and Damien O. Joly, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 715, pp. 1–9 (2003) ♦ 6Nunn, C. L., and S. Altizer. 2005. The Global Mammal Parasite Database: An Online Resource for Infectious Disease Records in Wild Primates. Evolutionary Anthroplogy 14:1-2. ♦ 7Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011