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Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx (Pallas, 1766) — also called Cape Eland, East African Eland, Livingstone's Eland. Occurrence records of the Common Eland are shared on GBIF from around 91 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (282 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Not evaluatedBovidae

91reserves with records

1 593records around them

8provinces

NEIUCN category

Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) — Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	282
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	127
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	121
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	75
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	62
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	59
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	57
Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	55
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	49
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	41
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	35
Mokala National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	34
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	33
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	27
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	22
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	21
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	20
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	20
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	20
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	19
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	18
Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserve	NW North West	17
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	16
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	14
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	14
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	12
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	12
Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	12
Clarens Village Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	11
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	11
Lapalala WildernessGame reserve	LP Limpopo	10
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	10
Kgaswane Nature Reserve RustenburgNature reserve	NW North West	10
Mabula Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	9
SwartkransProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	9
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	9
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	8
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	8
SterkfonteinProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	7
Mapungubwe National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	7
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	7
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	7
Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Aquila Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	7
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	6
Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	5
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	5
Lake Eland Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	5
QwaQwa National ParkNational park	FS Free State	5
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	5
The Cradle Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	5
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Entabeni Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	4
Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	4

and 31 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 27 reserves
Gauteng: 20 reserves
Limpopo: 10 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 10 reserves
Eastern Cape: 8 reserves
North West: 8 reserves
Northern Cape: 5 reserves
Free State: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Scientific name: Taurotragus oryx
GBIF taxon: 5220167
Wikidata: Q216815

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.

Common Eland

Where it is recorded

By province

Taxonomy

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