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Taurotragus oryx
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Taurotragus > Species: Taurotragus oryx
Common Name: Common Eland [English]
Type Description
Misc. Zool., p. 9.
Type Locality
Known to the Dutch 'ad Promontorium B. Spei', restricted to South Africa, Western Cape Prov., near Cape Town by Shortridge (1934:607).
Measurements
Head and body: 2000-3400 mm
Tail length: 540-750 mm
Weight: 390-942 kg
Tail length: 540-750 mm
Weight: 390-942 kg
Description
Look for the dewlap on the neck, faint white stripes on the sides and a keel running around the horns.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3C:126-141.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 363-365.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1143-1145.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 363-365.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1143-1145.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.