Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusTaurotragus
- SpeciesTaurotragus oryx (Common Eland)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Topi
Damaliscus korrigum
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Thomson's Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Common Eland sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 219 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Eland in Serengeti National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Eland in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.