| SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
| COMMON NAME: | impala |
| KINGDOM: | Animalia |
| PHYLUM: | Chordata |
| CLASS: | Mammalia |
| ORDER: | Artiodactyla |
| FAMILY: | Bovidae |
| GENUS SPECIES: | Aepyceros (long, lyre-shaped horns) melampus (black-footed) |
| FAST FACTS |
| DESCRIPTION: | The impala is a medium-sized antelope with a dark brown back fading to a medium brown flank and a white underbelly. |
| MALE | Only the males have horns |
| SIZE: |
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| MALE | 58-70 cm (23-28 in.) |
| FEMALE | 58-64 cm (23-25 in.) |
| WEIGHT: |
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| MALE | 45.5-79.5 kg (100-175 lb.) |
| FEMALE | Smaller and lighter than males |
| DIET: | Includes grasses, herbs, shrubs, and fruits |
| GESTATION: | Gestation lasts approximately 6-7 months; female typically gives birth to a single offspring |
| SEXUAL MATURITY: | Approximately 13 months, but rarely reproduces before 2 years |
| LIFE SPAN: | 12-17 years |
| RANGE: | Southern and Eastern |
| HABITAT: | Inhabits dry forests, gallery forests, level and mountain country |
| POPULATION: | GLOBAL | Unknown |
| STATUS: | IUCN | Lower Risk/Conservation Dependent |
| CITES | Not listed | |
| USFWS | Not listed |
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