Common Name:  Red fronted Gazelle

Scientific name:  Eudorcas rufifrons

Hausa Name:  Jar Barewa

Size: 58 -70cm male, 58 – 64cm female

Weight: 17 – 29kg male, 13 -24kg  female.

Habitat:  Sahel and savanna mainly deserts and semi – desert shrub lands.

Feeding Habit: Herbivores by browsing on foliage of acacias, and shrubs.

Gestation Period:  6 Months.

Lifespan: 12.5 – 13 years in captivity.

Conservation Status: Vulnerable (VU).

Group name: Herd