 The length of the animal is 80–86 cm, it stands 50–60 cm at the shoulder and weighs between 9-11.5 kg.The beira is endemic to northeast Africa, it occurs in the far south of Djibouti southwards across northern Somalia and into extreme northeastern Ethiopia.The main part of its range is in northern Somalia Somaliland, from the frontier with Djibouti, east into Puntland and the Nogaal Valley.