Horse vs Onager
The horse is heavier: 250 kg against 240 kg for the onager, about 4% more.
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What is the difference between a horse and a onager?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The horse is heavier: 250 kg against 240 kg for the onager, about 4% more.
- The horse is longer-lived: 57 years against 28.9 years for the onager, about 2.0 times the lifespan.
- Both belong to the genus Equus, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Horse | Onager | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Equus caballus | Equus hemionus |
| Family | Equidae | Equidae |
| Order | Perissodactyla | Perissodactyla |
| Weight | 250 kg – 450 kg | 230 kg – 240 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | 2.1 m |
| Lifespan | 57 years | 28.9 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | desert, grassland |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | 1 | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.