Impala vs Muskox
The muskox is heavier: 340.5 kg against 52.5 kg for the impala, about 6.5 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a impala and a muskox?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The muskox is heavier: 340.5 kg against 52.5 kg for the impala, about 6.5 times the weight.
- The muskox is longer-lived: 24 years against 17.8 years for the impala, about 35% longer.
- They share the family Bovidae but sit in different genera: Impala in Aepyceros, Muskox in Ovibos.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Impala | Muskox | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Aepyceros melampus | Ovibos moschatus |
| Family | Bovidae | Bovidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 52.5 kg – 62.5 kg | 312.5 kg – 340.5 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 17.8 years | 24 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | lichen, moss, salix arctica, woody plant |
| Habitat | woodland | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | 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.