Hippotragus equinus

Length: 190-240 cm (75-94")

Height: 126-145 cm (50-57")

Tail: 37-48 cm (15-19")

Weight: 223-280 kg (490-617 lb.) female, 242-300 kg (533-661 lb.) male

Status: endangered in Kenya and numbers appear to be decreasing in the Serengeti-Mara; still common in parts of South Africa

Habitat: Roan antelopes prefer thinly treed grasslands where there are clumps of trees. They like to live along the margins of forests and grasslands. They are also found in flat floodplains, various woodland and savanna types and montane and plateau grasslands.

Role: herbivore

Food: Roan antelope eat medium to short grasses such as red oat grass and other dominant species in their range. They are grazers but will browse shrubs, herbs and acacia seed pods in the dry season. They must have water on a regular basis.

Predators: lion, leopard, hyena