Bongo vs Gedemsa
The bongo is heavier: 329 kg against 215 kg for the gedemsa, about 53% more.
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What is the difference between a bongo and a gedemsa?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The bongo is heavier: 329 kg against 215 kg for the gedemsa, about 53% more.
- The bongo is longer-lived: 21.9 years against 20 years for the gedemsa, about 9% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Tragelaphus, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Bongo | Gedemsa | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Tragelaphus eurycerus | Tragelaphus buxtoni |
| Family | Bovidae | Bovidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 271 kg – 329 kg | 215 kg – 216.5 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 19.4 years – 21.9 years | 13.4 years – 20 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.