Tragelaphus oryx - #1989
Common Eland
Lateral view of mounted skeleton pursued by skeleton of Lion, Panthera leo. Formerly Taurotragus oryx.
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
USA, OK, Oklahoma City, Museum of Osteology
Photographer
Josh Villemarette