Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,564
- Most observed in
- 🇧🇯 Benin
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is a large, savanna-dwelling antelope found in Western, Southern, and parts of Central and Eastern Africa. Named for its roan colour (a slightly reddish, sandy-brown), it has a lighter-toned underbelly and a (mostly) white face and snout, but with a black "mask" around the eyes and on the bridge of the snout, being somewhat lighter in females. Additionally, a pair of formidable, recurved horns (made of keratin-covered bone) are present on the heads of both males and females, albeit larger on the males, growing up to 100 cm (39 in) long.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Roan antelope”.