Common eland
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| phylum | Chordata | The common eland, also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. An adult male is around 1.6 metres (5') tall at the shoulder (females are 20 centimetres (8") shorter) and weighs an average of 500–600 kilograms (1,100–1,300 lb, 340–445 kilograms (750–980 lb) for females). It is the second largest antelope in the world, being slightly smaller on average than the Giant eland. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Strepsicerotini |
| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Artiodactyla | |
| family | Bovidae | |
| genus | Taurotragus | |
| species | T. oryx |
