Tragelaphus oryx - #1114
Common Eland
Close-up front view of head. Tragelaphus orys pattersonianus. Formerly Taurotragus oryx. Also as East African Eland.
Geographic Distribution
Angola, Botswana, Burundi (extinct), S Dem. Rep. Congo, Ethiopia (seasonal in Omo Valley), Kenya, Lesotho (seasonal), Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, SE Sudan, Swaziland (extinct, reintroduced), Tanzania, Uganda, S Zaire, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Tragelaphus
Specific Epithet
oryx
Image Location
Kenya, Nairobi National Park
Photographer
JH Shoshani