Bongo vs Sitatunga
The bongo is heavier: 329 kg against 78 kg for the sitatunga, about 4.2 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a bongo and a sitatunga?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The bongo is heavier: 329 kg against 78 kg for the sitatunga, about 4.2 times the weight.
- The sitatunga is longer-lived: 22.6 years against 21.9 years for the bongo, about 3% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Tragelaphus, so they are close relatives.
- The bongo is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the sitatunga is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Bongo | Sitatunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Tragelaphus eurycerus | Tragelaphus spekii |
| Family | Bovidae | Bovidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 271 kg – 329 kg | 78 kg – 87.5 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 19.4 years – 21.9 years | 21.5 years – 22.6 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest, wetland |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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