Kiang vs Onager
The kiang is heavier: 275 kg against 240 kg for the onager, about 15% more.
Photo: Bodlina · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Oppermann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a kiang and a onager?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The kiang is heavier: 275 kg against 240 kg for the onager, about 15% more.
- The kiang is longer-lived: 30 years against 28.9 years for the onager, about 4% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Equus, so they are close relatives.
- The kiang is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the onager is Near Threatened.
Side by side
| Kiang | Onager | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Equus kiang | Equus hemionus |
| Family | Equidae | Equidae |
| Order | Perissodactyla | Perissodactyla |
| Weight | 262.5 kg – 350 kg | 230 kg – 240 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | 2.1 m |
| Lifespan | 30 years | 28.9 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland, shrubland | desert, grassland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.