Bovidae
Author
Don E. Wilson
Author
Russell A. Mittermeier
text
2011
2011-08-31
Lynx Edicions
Barcelona
Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals
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book chapter
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10.5281/zenodo.6512484
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Noack’s Klipspringer
Oreotragus aceratos
French:
Oréotrague de Noack
/
German:
Tansania-Klippspringer
/
Spanish:
Saltarrocas de Noack
Taxonomy.
Oreotragus aceratos Noack, 1899
,
West of
Lindi
, Bwemkuru, southern
Tanzania
.
This species is monotypic.
Distribution.
S
Tanzania
.
Descriptive notes.
No specific measurements available. The sexes of Noack’s Klipspringer are apparently the samesize: skull length is 14-14.
4 cm
and horn length is ¢.9-2 cm. There is some contrast between the forequarters and hindquarters in color; the forequarters are more yellowish or ocher, the hindquarters olive, much less yellow; the legs are gray. The teeth of Noack’s Klipspringer are relatively larger than in other species.
Habitat.
Rocky areas, like other Kklipspringers.
Food and Feeding.
Noack’s Klipspringer 1s a concentrate selector, like other klipspringers. They eat flowers,fruits, young shoots, and leaves.
Breeding.
There is no specific information available for this species. In other klipspringers young are kept hidden for the frst 2-3 months.
Activity patterns.
There is no specific information available for this species. Other klipspringers are active in the early morning and more especially in the late afternoon.
Movements, Home range and Social organization.
There is no specific information available for this species. Other klipspringers are territorial, with territories marked by dung piles, especially around the borders, and both sexes mark with preorbital glands.
Status and Conservation.
Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (under
O. oreotragus
).
Oreotragus
taxa, except the Nigerian Klipspringer (O. o. porteoust), are not considered separately by IUCN.
Bibliography.
Groves & Grubb (2011), Kingdon (1982), Roosevelt & Heller (1914).