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Common tsessebe vs Korrigum

The common tsessebe is heavier: 136 kg against 127.2 kg for the korrigum, about 7% more.

Common tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus)
Common tsessebe LCLeast Concern
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Korrigum (Damaliscus korrigum)
Korrigum
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What is the difference between a common tsessebe and a korrigum?

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

  • The common tsessebe is heavier: 136 kg against 127.2 kg for the korrigum, about 7% more.
  • The common tsessebe is longer-lived: 23.6 years against 23.5 years for the korrigum, about 0% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Damaliscus, so they are close relatives.

Side by side

Common tsessebeKorrigum
Scientific nameDamaliscus lunatusDamaliscus korrigum
FamilyBovidaeBovidae
OrderArtiodactylaArtiodactyla
Weight119 kg – 136 kg118.6 kg – 127.2 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan23.6 years23.5 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusLeast ConcernNot recorded
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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