| SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON NAME: | common eland | | KINGDOM: | Animalia | | PHYLUM: | Chordata | | CLASS: | Mammalia | | ORDER: | Artiodactyla | | FAMILY: | Bovidae | | GENUS SPECIES: | Taurotragus (goat like bull) oryx (antelope) | |
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| DESCRIPTION: | The eland is one of the largest antelopes. It has fawn coloring and long black spiral horns on both male and female. | |
| SIZE: | Approximately 1.36-1.8 m (4.5-6 ft.) | |
| WEIGHT: | | | MALE | 400-1000 kg (880-2200 lb.) | | FEMALE | 136.4-272.7 kg (300-600 lb.) | |
| DIET: | Herbivore - includes leaves and fruit | |
| GESTATION: | Gestation lasts approximately 8-9 months; one offspring is born at a time | |
| SEXUAL MATURITY: | | | MALE | About 4 years | | FEMALE | About 3 years | |
| LIFE SPAN: | 8-10 years in the wild | |
| RANGE: | Eastern and Southern Africa, Drakensburg Mountains | |
| HABITAT: | Inhabits sparse forests and brush; open territory to semi-deserts | |
| POPULATION: | GLOBAL | No data | |
| STATUS: | IUCN | Lower Risk/Conservation Dependent | | CITES | Not listed | | USFWS | Not listed | |
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