Roan antelope

Roan antelope
	H. e. equinus at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
	H. e. koba in Senegal
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Hippotraginae
Genus:	Hippotragus
Species:	H. equinus
Binomial name
	Hippotragus equinus; (É. Geoffroy, 1803)
	range
Synonyms
	List Antilope equina É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803 ; H. aethiopica (Schinz, 1821) ; H. aurita (C. H. Smith, 1827) ; H. barbata (C. H. Smith, 1827) ; H. docoi Gray, 1872 ; H. dogetti de Beaux, 1921 ; H. gambianus Sclater and Thomas, 1899 ; H. jubata (Goldfuss, 1824) ; H. rufopallidus Neumann, 1899 ; H. truteri (J. B. Fischer, 1829) ; H. typicus Sclater and Thomas, 1899 ;

The roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is a large savanna-dwelling antelope found in western, central, and southern Africa. Named for its roan colour (a reddish brown), it has lighter underbellies, white eyebrows and cheeks and black faces, lighter in females. It has short, erect manes, very light beards and prominent red nostrils. It is one of the largest antelope, measuring 190–240 cm (75–94 in) from head to the base of the tail, and a 37–48 cm (15–19 in) long tail. Males weigh 242–300 kg (534–661 lb) and females 223–280 kg (492–617 lb). Its shoulder height is around 130–140 cm (51–55 in).

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