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 Virunga National Park
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Kob
Kobus kob
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Topi
Damaliscus korrigum
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Black Fronted Duiker
Cephalophus nigrifrons
Weyns's Duiker
Cephalophus weynsi
Sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii
Light-backed Duiker
Cephalophus silvicultor
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Eland at Virunga 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