Since 1986, Soemmerring's gazelle has been classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Soemmerring's gazelle is named after German physician Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring.

Soemmerring's and Grant's gazelles' outward appearance are so similar, they are often mistaken for each other where their ranges overlap.

[2] In many parts of North Africa and the Middle East, large stone corrals were constructed to drive herds of gazelle into, making for an easy ambush.

This method of hunting started in prehistoric time, and continued into the early part of the 20th century.