Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusTaurotragus
- SpeciesTaurotragus oryx (Common Eland)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Sharpe's Grysbok
Raphicerus sharpei
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Eland in Kruger National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Common Eland sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Eland in Kruger National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Common Eland in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.