Common eland
species of mammal
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Summary
Common eland is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,473 views/month, #1,110 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Taurotragus[4]
- Taxon name: Taurotragus oryx[5]
- Commons category: Taurotragus oryx[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taurotragus oryx[7]
- Commons gallery: Taurotragus oryx[8]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[10]
- Original combination: Antilope oryx[11]
- Taxon synonym: Tragelaphus oryx[12]
- Short name: T. oryx[13]
- Taxon common name: Common Eland[14], Elenantilope[15], Gemeine Elenantilope[16], eland sureñu[17]
- Different from: Eland[18]
- Mass: 30 kg[19], 25.5 kg[20]
- Gestation period: 9 month[21]
- Longest observed lifespan: 26.1 years[22]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[23]
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Identifiers
Common eland's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75192[24]. Common eland's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1038784[25]. Common eland's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220167[26]. Common eland's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625126[27].
Why It Matters
Common eland has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]