Ass vs Plains zebra
The plains zebra is heavier: 400 kg against 245 kg for the ass, about 63% more.
Photo: Adrian Pingstone · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ltshears · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a ass and a plains zebra?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The plains zebra is heavier: 400 kg against 245 kg for the ass, about 63% more.
- The ass is longer-lived: 47 years against 38 years for the plains zebra, about 24% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Equus, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Ass | Plains zebra | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Equus asinus | Equus quagga |
| Family | Equidae | Equidae |
| Order | Perissodactyla | Perissodactyla |
| Weight | 171.2 kg – 245 kg | 275.5 kg – 400 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 47 years | 20.7 years – 38 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | cenchrus ciliaris, cynodon dactylon, eragrostis superba, themeda triandra |
| Habitat | Not recorded | grassland, woodland |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | 1 | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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