Least ConcernCommon Eland
Taurotragus oryx
43 countries25 parks
Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 2 species of eland, in the family Bovidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
1 species in this group is in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Recorded in 43 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
The largest antelope in Africa: up to 900 kg, and still able to clear a 2.5 m fence.
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It weighs up to 900 kilos and still clears fences of more than two metres from a standing start, a combination of weight and power no other antelope can match.
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Its knees produce a click audible at a distance as it walks, caused by the tendons slipping over the bones: in a moving herd it sounds like a constant crackling, and it appears to work as a dominance signal between males.
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The largest antelope in the world, with spiral horns up to 1.2 m long.
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It is the largest antelope in the world: an adult bull can exceed a tonne, more than many buffalo.
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It uses its horns as a tool: it hooks high branches and bends them down to reach the leaves, behaviour it shares with very few ungulates.
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