
Taurotragus oryx (Pallas 1766) [Antilope] oryx Pallas 1766, Misc. Zool.: 9. Type Locality: Known to the Dutch "ad Promontorium B. Spei", restricted to South Africa, Western Cape Prov., near Cape Town by Shortridge (1934:607). Vernacular Names: Common Eland. Subspecies:: Subspecies Taurotragus oryx subsp. oryx Pallas 1766 Subspecies Taurotragus oryx subsp. livingstonei P. L. Sclater 1864 Subspecies Taurotragus oryx subsp. pattersonianus Lydekker 1906 Distribution: Angola, Botswana, Burundi (extinct), S Dem. Rep. Congo, Ethiopia (seasonal in Omo Valley), Kenya, Lesotho (seasonal), Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, SE Sudan, Swaziland (extinct, reintroduced), Tanzania, Uganda, S Zaire, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (cd) as Tragelaphus oryx. Discussion: Systematics modified from Ansell (1972:27).
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Artiodactyla, pp. 637-722 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 696, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Taurotragus, Mammalia, Animalia, Bovidae, Taurotragus oryx, Biodiversity, Chordata, Taxonomy, Artiodactyla
Taurotragus, Mammalia, Animalia, Bovidae, Taurotragus oryx, Biodiversity, Chordata, Taxonomy, Artiodactyla
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