Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusTaurotragus
- SpeciesTaurotragus oryx (Common Eland)
The common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a large savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. An adult male is around 1.6 m (5.2 ft) tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 942 kg (2,077 lb) with a typical range of 500–600 kg (1,100–1,300 lb). Females are around 1.4 m (4.6 ft) tall and weigh 340–445 kg (750–981 lb). It was scientifically described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766. Mainly a herbivore, its diet is primarily grasses and leaves. Common elands form herds of up to 500 animals, but are not territorial. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Natal Duiker
Cephalophus natalensis
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
Southern Reedbuck
Redunca arundinum
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Eland at Gorongosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there