Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusTaurotragus
- SpeciesTaurotragus oryx (Common Eland)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Thomson's Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Topi
Damaliscus korrigum
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
📅 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Common Eland sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 136 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Eland in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Eland in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.