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title: "Gazelopka sawannowa"
description: "Eudorcas thomsonii — Ssaki. Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is one of the best known species of gazelles."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/thomson-s-gazelle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gazelopka sawannowa

> Eudorcas thomsonii — Ssaki. Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is one of the best known species of gazelles.

- Scientific name: *Eudorcas thomsonii*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 2926
- Wikidata: [Q271705](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271705)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74321](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74321)

## Names

- en: Thomson's Gazelle
- de: Östliche Thomson-Gazelle
- es: Gacela de Thomson
- fr: Gazelle de Thomson
- nl: Thomsongazelle
- pt: Gazela-de-thomson
- pl: Gazelopka sawannowa

## Countries with the most observations

KE (1476), TZ (1236)

## Summary

Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is one of the best known species of gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is sometimes referred to as a "tommie". It is considered by some to be a subspecies of the red-fronted gazelle and was formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Eudorcas, before Eudorcas was elevated to genus status.
Thomson's gazelles can be found in numbers exceeding 200,000 in Africa and are recognized as the most common type of gazelle in East Africa. A small fast antelope, the Thomson's gazelle is said to have top speeds up to 80–90 km/h (50–55 mph). It…

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

## Photo

![Gazelopka sawannowa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/thomson-s-gazelle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Henggang Cui · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188460600

## Machine access

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