The dibatag is a medium-sized antelope with a slim body and long neck and legs.
The typical head-and-body length is about 103 to 117 cm (41 to 46 in).
It stands up to about 80 to 90 cm (31 to 35 in) at the shoulder.
The male weighs between 20 and 35 kg (44 and 77 lb), whereas the female ranges from 22 and 29 kg (49 and 64 lb).
The long dark tail ends in a rounded but indistinct tassel.
The tail is nearly 30 to 36 cm (12 to 14 in) long.
The curved horns, resembling those of reedbuck, are present only on males, with the pointing tips facing forward.
The length of horns is typically between 10 and 25 cm (3.9 and 9.8 in), though Rowland Ward recorded a length of 33 cm (13 in) from Somalia.
This antelope is sexually dimorphic, because females tend to be smaller than males and lack horns.

The species has a small, flat, pointed, wedge-shaped head with large eyes and medium-sized ears.
A similarity to the gazelles is the black, branched structure in the interior of the ears.
The mouth is very small and the upper lip slightly elongated.
There are strong facial markings resembling those of a gazelle.
A chestnut brown streak runs from the crown up to the nostrils along the nose, flanked on both sides by parallel white stripes that circle the eyes.
A white spot marks the throat.
The soft and smooth coat is gray to fawn in the upper parts.
The ventral side, rump and the insides of the legs are completely white, and the flanks and the buttocks are unmarked.

The dibatag closely resembles the gerenuk, with which it is sympatric in eastern and central Somalia and southeastern Ethiopia.
Both are brachyodonts and share several facial and cranial features, along with a two-tone coloration of the pelage and strong thick horns (only in males).
However, there are also some features distinguishing it from the gerenuk, including major morphological differences in horns, horn cores, tail, postorbital area and basioccipital processes.
The gerenuk has a longer, heavier neck and a shorter tail.
A finer point of difference is the absence of an inward-curving lobe in the lower edge of the ear (near its tip) in the gerenuk.
The dibatag is a medium-sized antelope with a slim body and long neck and legs. The typical head-and-body length is about 103 to 117 cm (41 to 46 in). It stands up to about 80 to 90 cm (31 to 35 in) at the shoulder. The male weighs between 20 and 35 kg (44 and 77 lb), whereas the female ranges from 22 and 29 kg (49 and 64 lb). The long dark tail ends in a rounded but indistinct tassel. The tail is nearly 30 to 36 cm (12 to 14 in) long. The curved horns, resembling those of reedbuck, are present only on males, with the pointing tips facing forward. The length of horns is typically between 10 and 25 cm (3.9 and 9.8 in), though Rowland Ward recorded a length of 33 cm (13 in) from Somalia. This antelope is sexually dimorphic, because females tend to be smaller than males and lack horns.
The species has a small, flat, pointed, wedge-shaped head with large eyes and medium-sized ears. A similarity to the gazelles is the black, branched structure in the interior of the ears. The mouth is very small and the upper lip slightly elongated. There are strong facial markings resembling those of a gazelle. A chestnut brown streak runs from the crown up to the nostrils along the nose, flanked on both sides by parallel white stripes that circle the eyes. A white spot marks the throat. The soft and smooth coat is gray to fawn in the upper parts. The ventral side, rump and the insides of the legs are completely white, and the flanks and the buttocks are unmarked.
The dibatag closely resembles the gerenuk, with which it is sympatric in eastern and central Somalia and southeastern Ethiopia. Both are brachyodonts and share several facial and cranial features, along with a two-tone coloration of the pelage and strong thick horns (only in males). However, there are also some features distinguishing it from the gerenuk, including major morphological differences in horns, horn cores, tail, postorbital area and basioccipital processes. The gerenuk has a longer, heavier neck and a shorter tail. A finer point of difference is the absence of an inward-curving lobe in the lower edge of the ear (near its tip) in the gerenuk.
Dibatag