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title: "Neotragus moschatus"
description: "Nesotragus moschatus — Mammiferi. The suni (Nesotragus moschatus) is a small antelope of the family Bovidae, and one of the smallest ungulates on earth."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/suni
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Neotragus moschatus

> Nesotragus moschatus — Mammiferi. The suni (Nesotragus moschatus) is a small antelope of the family Bovidae, and one of the smallest ungulates on earth.

- Scientific name: *Nesotragus moschatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 873
- Wikidata: [Q657984](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q657984)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74770](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74770)

## Names

- en: Suni
- de: Moschusböckchen
- es: Antílope Suni
- fr: Suni
- it: Neotragus moschatus
- nl: Neotragus moschatus
- pt: Neotragus moschatus
- pl: Antylopka piżmowa

## Countries with the most observations

KE (548), TZ (84), MZ (72), ZA (50), MW (25)

## Summary

The suni (Nesotragus moschatus) is a small antelope of the family Bovidae, and one of the smallest ungulates on earth. It occurs in dense underbrush from central Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It is also found on the island of Zanzibar off of Tanzania.
Suni are around 30 to 43 centimetres (12 to 17 inches) high at the shoulder and weigh 4.5 to 5.4 kilograms (9 lb 15 oz to 11 lb 14 oz). They are usually reddish brown, darker on their back than their sides and legs. The belly, chin, throat and insides of legs are white.  The nostrils are prominent red, and there are black rings around the eyes and above the…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suni

## Photo

![Neotragus moschatus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/suni/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179150756

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/suni?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).