---
title: "Indian Gazelle"
description: "Gazella bennettii — Mamíferos. The chinkara (Gazella bennettii), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/indian-gazelle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Gazelle

> Gazella bennettii — Mamíferos. The chinkara (Gazella bennettii), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

- Scientific name: *Gazella bennettii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 950
- Wikidata: [Q430619](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q430619)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42253](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42253)

## Names

- en: Indian Gazelle
- de: Indische Gazelle
- es: Gacela de la India
- fr: Gazelle indienne
- nl: Indische gazelle
- pl: Gazela indyjska

## Countries with the most observations

IN (800), IR (33), PK (13)

## Summary

The chinkara (Gazella bennettii), also known as the Indian gazelle, is a gazelle species native to India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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

## Photo

![Indian Gazelle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-gazelle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anil Mahajan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58829713

## Machine access

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