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title: "Elandantilope"
description: "Tragelaphus oryx — Zoogdieren. The common eland, also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a large savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-eland
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Elandantilope

> Tragelaphus oryx — Zoogdieren. The common eland, also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a large savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Tragelaphus oryx*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 7656
- Wikidata: [Q216815](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216815)
- iNaturalist taxon: [75192](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/75192)

## Names

- en: Common Eland
- de: Elenantilope
- es: Antílope Eland
- fr: Éland du Cap
- it: Taurotragus oryx
- nl: Elandantilope
- pt: Elande
- pl: Eland

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (3529), KE (1266), TZ (714), NA (265), ZW (129), UG (128), BW (107), MW (79), ZM (25), SZ (24), RW (12), MZ (11)

## Summary

The common eland, also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a large savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. An adult male is around 1.6 m (5.2 ft) tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 942 kg (2,077 lb) with a typical range of 500–600 kg (1,100–1,300 lb). Females are around 1.4 m (4.6 ft) tall and weigh 340–445 kg (750–981 lb). It was scientifically described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_eland

## Photo

![Elandantilope](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-eland/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68223802

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-eland?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).