Red List

Red List

ASG is the designated Red List Authority for antelopes and is therefore responsible for assessing the Red List status of antelopes and other species within its remit, in line with the SSC programme. The last full assessment took place in 2016-2018 as part of  the Global Mammal Assessment. Species may be reassessed at any time in response to major changes in status. ASG maintains datasheets on all threatened antelope species and updates them regularly .

Details of the Red List Categories and Criteria, guidelines for their application, and further details of the process may be found on the Red List website https://www.iucnredlist.org/

For the current Red List status of antelopes see the table.

Three antelope species have gone Extinct since 1500, Bluebuck, Saudi Gazelle, and Yemen Gazelle.

One species, Scimitar-horned Oryx, is Extinct in the Wild, but will soon be recategorized due to a highly successful reintroduction programme.

Four species are Critically Endangered and 9 Endangered, the two highest categories of threat. 15 species are Vulnerable.

28 antelope species (30%) are currently categorised as ‘Threatened’

SpeciesRed List
Yemen GazelleGazellabilkisEX
Saudi GazelleGazellasaudiyaEX
BluebuckHippotragusleucophaeusEX
Scimitar-horned OryxOryxdammahEW
Dama GazelleNangerdamaCR
Saiga antelopeSaigatataricaCR
HirolaBeatragushunteriCR
AddaxAddaxnasomaculatusCR
Mountain NyalaTragelaphusbuxtoniEN
Jentink's DuikerCephalophusjentinkiEN
Abbott's DuikerCephalophusspadixEN
Slender-horned GazelleGazellaleptocerosEN
Speke's GazelleGazellaspekeiEN
Przewalski's GazelleProcapraprzewalskiiEN
Nile lechweKobusmegacerosEN
Mountain ReedbuckReduncafulvorufulaEN
Beisa & Fringe-eared OryxOryxbeisaEN
Aders' DuikerCephalophusadersiVU
Four-horned AntelopeTetracerusquadricornisVU
BeiraDorcatragusmegalotisVU
Zebra DuikerCephalophuszebraVU
DibatagAmmodorcasclarkeiVU
Red-fronted GazelleEudorcasrufifronsVU
Heuglin's GazelleEudorcastilonuraVU
Arabian GazelleGazellaarabicaVU
Cuvier's GazelleGazellacuvieriVU
Dorcas GazelleGazelladorcasVU
Mountain GazelleGazellagazellaVU
Goitered GazelleGazellasubgutturosaVU
Arabian Sand GazelleGazellamaricaVU
Soemmerring's GazelleNangersoemmerringiiVU
Arabian Oryx OryxleucoryxVU
BongoTragelaphuseurycerusNT
Lesser KuduTragelaphusimberbisNT
Bay DuikerCephalophusdorsalisNT
White-bellied DuikerCephalophusleucogasterNT
Yellow-backed DuikerCephalophussilvicultorNT
BlackbuckAntilopecervicapraNT
Thomson's GazelleEudorcasthomsoniiNT
GerenukLitocraniuswalleriNT
Tibetan GazelleProcaprapicticaudataNT
PukuKobusvardoniiNT
NilgaiBoselaphustragocamelusLC
NyalaTragelaphusangasiiLC
Giant ElandTragelaphusderbianusLC
Common ElandTragelaphusoryxLC
BushbuckTragelaphusscriptusLC
SitatungaTragelaphusspekiiLC
Greater KuduTragelaphusstrepsicerosLC
Bates' Pigmy AntelopeNeotragusbatesiLC
Royal AntelopeNeotraguspygmaeusLC
SuniNesotragusmoschatusLC
KlipspringerOreotragusoreotragusLC
SteenbokRaphiceruscampestrisLC
Cape GrysbokRaphicerusmelanotisLC
Sharpe's GrysbokRaphicerussharpeiLC
Guenther's DikdikMadoquaguentheriLC
Kirk's DikdikMadoquakirkiiLC
Salt's dikdikMadoquasaltianaLC
OribiOurebiaourebiLC
Peters' DuikerCephalophuscallipygusLC
Harvey's Red DuikerCephalophusharveyiLC
Natal Red DuikerCephalophusnatalensisLC
Black DuikerCephalophusnigerLC
Black-fronted DuikerCephalophusnigrifronsLC
Ogilby's DuikerCephalophusogilbyiLC
Red-flanked DuikerCephalophusrufilatusLC
Weyns' DuikerCephalophusweynsiLC
Maxwell's DuikerPhilantombamaxwelliiLC
Blue DuikerPhilantombamonticolaLC
Grey DuikerSylvicapragrimmiaLC
ImpalaAepycerosmelampusLC
SpringbokAntidorcasmarsupialisLC
Mongalla GazelleEudorcasalbonotataLC
Chinkara/ Indian GazelleGazellabennettiiLC
Grant's GazelleNangergrantiLC
Mongolian GazelleProcapragutturosaLC
WaterbuckKobusellipsiprymnusLC
KobKobuskobLC
Southern LechweKobuslecheLC
Grey RhebokPeleacapreolusLC
Southern ReedbuckReduncaarundinumLC
Bohor ReedbuckReduncareduncaLC
Common HartebeestAlcelaphusbuselaphusLC
Black wildebeestConnochaetesgnouLC
Blue WildebeestConnochaetestaurinusLC
Tsessebe, Topi, Tiang, DamaliscuslunatusLC
Bontebok & BlesbokDamaliscuspygargusLC
Roan antelopeHippotragusequinusLC
Sable AntelopeHippotragusnigerLC
GemsbokOryxgazellaLC
Silver DikdikMadoquapiacentiniiDD
Walters' DuikerPhilantombawalteriDD
Tibetan AntelopePantholopshodgsoniiNT
PronghornAntilocapraamericanaLC
African BuffaloSynceruscafferNT
Wild CamelCamelusferusCR
Water ChevrotainHyemoschusaquaticusLC