---
title: "Sharpe's Grysbok"
description: "Raphicerus sharpei — Mammals. Sharpe's or northern grysbok (Raphicerus sharpei) is a small, shy, solitary antelope that is found from tropical to south-eastern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sharpe-s-grysbok
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sharpe's Grysbok

> Raphicerus sharpei — Mammals. Sharpe's or northern grysbok (Raphicerus sharpei) is a small, shy, solitary antelope that is found from tropical to south-eastern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Raphicerus sharpei*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 329
- Wikidata: [Q541610](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541610)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42374](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42374)

## Names

- en: Sharpe's Grysbok
- de: Nördliches Greisböckchen
- es: Antilope Gris
- fr: Grysbok de Sharpe
- nl: Sharpes grijsbok
- pl: Antylopik północny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (235), ZW (30), ZM (24), MW (11)

## Summary

Sharpe's or northern grysbok (Raphicerus sharpei) is a small, shy, solitary antelope that is found from tropical to south-eastern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe%27s_grysbok

## Photo

![Sharpe's Grysbok](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sharpe-s-grysbok/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66831312

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sharpe-s-grysbok?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).