Mountain Gazelle vs Southern Dwarf

Gazella gazella compared with Elachista stabilella

Key Differences

• Mountain Gazelle is Endangered while Southern Dwarf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Gazelle	Southern Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Elachistidae
Genus	Gazella	Elachista
Species	Gazella gazella	Elachista stabilella

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Gazelle and Southern Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

Southern Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Gazelle	Southern Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Gazelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.