Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

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Range

The common impala has a wide distribution, from South Africa to Kenya, Namibia to Mozambique (6). The black-faced impala occurs in a small isolated population in north-western Namibia and south-western Angola (3).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Impala generally inhabit savanna woodland, especially close to water (7), and can also be found in grassland with scattered bush cover during the rainy season (3) (4).