Taurotragus is a genus of large antelopes of the African savanna, commonly known as elands. It contains two species: the common eland T. oryx and the giant eland T. derbianus.
Taurotragus
Common eland
Giant eland
Image: Taurotragus oryx young bull Etosha 2015
The term antelope refers to numerous extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae that are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Eastern Europe. Antelopes do not form a monophyletic group, as some antelopes are more closely related to other bovid groups, like bovines, goats, and sheep, than to other antelopes.
Antelope
A bull sable antelope among the trees in the African savanna
Illustration from The History of Four-footed Beasts (1607)
Blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) skeleton on display at the Museum of Osteology.