The Red-fronted gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons) is a species of gazelle

Gazelle

A gazelle is any of many antelope species in the genus Gazella, or formerly considered to belong to it. Six species are included in two genera, Eudorcas and Nanger, which were formerly considered subgenera...

 that is widely but unevenly distributed across the middle Africa

Africa

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 from Senegal

Senegal

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 to north-eastern Ethiopia

Ethiopia

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. It is mainly resident in the Sahel

Sahel

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 zone, a narrow cross-Africa band south of the Sahara

Sahara

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, where it prefers arid

Arid

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 grassland

Grassland

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s, wooded savanna

Savanna

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s and shrubby steppe

Steppe

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s.

Some authorities (e.g. Kingdon 1997) consider that Thomson's gazelle

Thomson's Gazelle

The Thomson's gazelle is one of the best-known gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and, as a result, is sometimes referred to as a "tommie"...

 (E. thomsoni), of East Africa

East Africa

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, is a subspecies

Subspecies

Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...

 of Red-fronted gazelle. The red-fronted gazelle was formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Eudorcas before Eudorcas was elevated to genus status.

Subspecies

• Gazella rufifrons centralis Eastern Chad red-fronted gazelle
• Gazella rufifrons hasleri North Nigeria Red-fronted gazelle
• Gazella rufifrons kanuri Kanuri Red-fronted Gazelle
• Gazella rufifrons laevipes Nubian Red-fronted gazelle
• Gazella rufifrons rufifrons Senegal Red-fronted gazelle