Aepyceros melampus (ungulate)

Mass: 51 kg based on Fairall and Braack 1976, Hoffman et al. 2009, and Sachs 1967

Diet: browser-grazer based on Bothma et al. 2004; grazer based on Prins and Douglas-Hamilton 1990; grazer-browser based on Sponheimer et al. 2003 and Wronski 2003

Abundance: 0.20 to 42.16% (median 2.28%)

Latitudinal range: -28.3° to 10.6°

Habitats: (10), tropical/subtropical savanna (5)

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Found in 15 samples

Botswana: Moritsane (Holocene)

Ethiopia: Bodo D'ar (Middle Pleistocene)

Kenya: Wadh Lang'o (Kansyore) (Holocene), Wadh Lang'o (Elmenteitan) (Holocene), Wadh Lang'o (Urewe) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.1) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.3) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (DBS) (Holocene), Lainyamok (Middle Pleistocene)

South Africa: Bethlehem

Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement), Mlele Forest Reserve, Tliā€™ika

Zambia: Makwe Rockshelter 2 (Holocene)

Zimbabwe: Ingwezi Game Management Project

Size measurements:
♀ body mass38300 kgN = 2Fairall and Braack 1976
♀ body mass43760 kgN = 7Hoffman et al. 2009
♀ body mass42080 kgN = 12Sachs 1967
♂ body mass49220 kgN = 2Fairall and Braack 1976
♂ body mass58210 kgN = 11Hoffman et al. 2009
♂ body mass56900 kgN = 28Sachs 1967
♀ ear length146 mmN = 12Sachs 1967
♂ ear length153 mmN = 28Sachs 1967
♀ head and body length1278 mmN = 12Sachs 1967
♂ head and body length1365 mmN = 28Sachs 1967
♀ hind foot length422 mmN = 12Sachs 1967
♂ hind foot length437 mmN = 28Sachs 1967
♀ tail length356 mmN = 12Sachs 1967
♂ tail length383 mmN = 28Sachs 1967
♀ total body length1634 mmN = 12Sachs 1967
♂ total body length1737 mmN = 28Sachs 1967

See also Aepyceros, Aepyceros dietrichi, Aepyceros helmoedi, Aepyceros sp.