Impala vs Saola
The saola is heavier: 97.8 kg against 52.5 kg for the impala, about 86% more.
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What is the difference between a impala and a saola?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The saola is heavier: 97.8 kg against 52.5 kg for the impala, about 86% more.
- They share the family Bovidae but sit in different genera: Impala in Aepyceros, Saola in Pseudoryx.
- The impala is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the saola is Critically Endangered.
Side by side
| Impala | Saola | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Aepyceros melampus | Pseudoryx nghetinhensis |
| Family | Bovidae | Bovidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 52.5 kg – 62.5 kg | 97.8 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 17.8 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | 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.