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Bontebok vs Common tsessebe

The common tsessebe is heavier: 136 kg against 102 kg for the bontebok, about 33% more.

Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
Bontebok LCLeast Concern
Photo: Thomas Schoch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Common tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus)
Common tsessebe LCLeast Concern
Photo: Paulmaz at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a bontebok and a common tsessebe?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The common tsessebe is heavier: 136 kg against 102 kg for the bontebok, about 33% more.
  • The common tsessebe is longer-lived: 23.6 years against 21.5 years for the bontebok, about 9% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Damaliscus, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

BontebokCommon tsessebe
Scientific nameDamaliscus pygargusDamaliscus lunatus
FamilyBovidaeBovidae
OrderArtiodactylaArtiodactyla
Weight84.5 kg – 102 kg119 kg – 136 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan21.5 years23.6 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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