False gharial vs Gharial
The gharial is heavier: 153 kg against 119 kg for the false gharial, about 29% more.
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What is the difference between a false gharial and a gharial?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The gharial is heavier: 153 kg against 119 kg for the false gharial, about 29% more.
- The gharial is longer-lived: 28.8 years against 24.7 years for the false gharial, about 17% longer.
- They share the family Gavialidae but sit in different genera: False gharial in Tomistoma, Gharial in Gavialis.
- The false gharial is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the gharial is Critically Endangered.
Side by side
| False gharial | Gharial | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Tomistoma schlegelii | Gavialis gangeticus |
| Family | Gavialidae | Gavialidae |
| Order | Crocodylia | Crocodylia |
| Weight | 119 kg | 153 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 24.7 years | 28.8 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | freshwater | riverine |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Critically Endangered |
| 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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