Did you Know? List of Facts about Impalas
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Impalas, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults. Interesting Facts about Impalas are as follows: - Fact 1 - Definition: An impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized African antelope with ridged curved horns and moves with enormous leaps. The body of the impala is reddish-brown with white hair inside the ears, over each eye
- Fact 2 - Close relatives to Impalas include Gazelles, springboks, Antelopes, addax; gerenuks and blackbucks
- Fact 3 - The name 'impala' comes from the Zulu language meaning "Gazelle"
- Fact 4 - Ruminant animals, like the Impalas, are even-toed, cud-chewing, hoofed, usually horned mammals which have a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
- Fact 5 - The impala has many predators including Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs and Hyenas
- Fact 6 - The female impala is similar to the male but does not have horns
- Fact 7 - An impala can jump 12 meters and as high as 3 meters
- Fact 8 - Impalas stats and facts
- Weight: 100 to 135 pounds
- Height: 28 to 36 inches
- Habitat: Light woodland and savannas
- Size of horns on male impalas: 18 to 37 inches
- Lifespan: 12 years
- Diet: Impalas are herbivores eating mainly leaves, grass and ferns.
- Fact 9 - Impalas are the most common antelope in South Africa
- Fact 10 - The impala is a medium-sized antelope
- Fact 11 - The impala uses its horns for defence purposes
- Fact 12 - There are 2 species of Impalas: the Common Impala and the Black Faced Impala both of which inhabit Angola and Namibia
- Fact 13 - Mating begins with the rutting season
- Fact 14 - The rut is the mating season of ruminant animals such as Deer, Sheep, Moose, Elk, Caribou, Goats and Antelope
- Fact 15 - The collective name for a group of Impalas is a Herd
- Fact 16 - Male Impalas are called Bucks
- Fact 17 - Female Impalas are called Does
- Fact 18 - The names given to babies are Calf
- Fact 19 - Conservation Status - for more info click Endangered Species:
- The Impala has been evaluated and is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as 'Least Concern' and as such they do not qualify as Endangered, Threatened or Near Threatened species
- Least Concern - LC (Status: At Lower Risk) - No immediate threat to the survival of the species.
Facts about the Impalas - Scientific Names / Classification
Scientific Names / Classification of Impalas - The scientists who study animals (zoology) are called zoologists. Each animal that is studied is classified, that is, split into descriptive groups starting with main groups (vertebrates and invertebrates) the Families of animals are also included and the families are then split into species. These various scientific facts about Impalas are as follows: - Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Aepycerotinae
Genus: Aepyceros
Species: A. melampus
Facts about Impalas
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