Red-fronted Gazelle
Eudorcas rufifrons
Red List assessment
Vulnerableon the IUCN Red List
- EXExtinct
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- CRCritically Endangered
- ENEndangered
- VUVulnerable
- NTNear Threatened
- LCLeast Concern
The IUCN Red List assesses the Red-fronted Gazelle as Vulnerable.
- Genus
- Eudorcas
- Red List category
- Vulnerable
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
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Questions about the Red-fronted Gazelle
Is the Red-fronted Gazelle endangered?
Yes. The IUCN Red List assesses the Red-fronted Gazelle as Vulnerable, one of the three threatened categories. The species faces a high risk of extinction in the wild. It is the first of the three threatened categories: numbers are falling, the range is shrinking, or the population is small enough that a single bad event could do lasting damage.
What is the scientific name of the Red-fronted Gazelle?
The Red-fronted Gazelle is Eudorcas rufifrons.
Other species in the genus Eudorcas
Sources
Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Eudorcas rufifrons. Countries are derived from that range description, not from a mapped country list. Last refreshed on .
The distribution map is drawn from the IUCN Red List spatial data compiled in 2017. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)