Mass: 246 kg based on Mattioli et al. 1998

Diet: grazer based on Sponheimer et al. 2003

Abundance: 0.06 to 13.04% (median 1.18%)

Latitudinal range: -33.4° to 18.8°

Habitats: (21), tropical/subtropical savanna (4)

Found in 25 samples

Botswana: Moritsane (Holocene)

Burkina Faso: Arly National Park (2017)

Ghana: Mole National Park

Kenya: Enkapune Ya Muto (DBS) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL3) (Holocene), Kibogo (Late Pleistocene), Lainyamok (Middle Pleistocene)

Lesotho: Sehonghong (GAP) (Holocene), Sehonghong (SA) (Holocene), Sehonghong (BARF) (Late Pleistocene), Sehonghong (RF) (Late Pleistocene), Sehonghong (RBL/CLBRF) (Late Pleistocene), Sehonghong (BAS) (Late Pleistocene), Sehonghong (OS) (Late Pleistocene)

Mauritania: Dhar Tichitt Site 38 (Holocene), Dhar Tichitt Site 46 (Holocene)

Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park

Senegal: Diouboye (Holocene)

South Africa: Sibudu Cave (Pinkish Grey Sand) (Late Pleistocene), Boomplaas Cave (Member BRL) (Pleistocene - Holocene), Boomplaas Cave (Member CL) (Late Pleistocene)

Sudan: Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic) (Holocene), Khor Shambat 1 (Neolithic) (Holocene), HP766 (Late Pleistocene)

Tanzania: Mlele Forest Reserve

body mass

246300 kg

(N = 34)

based on Mattioli et al. 1998

See also Hippotragus, Hippotragus gigas, Hippotragus leucophaeus, Hippotragus niger, Hippotragus sp.