Kouprey vs Yak
The kouprey is heavier: 800 kg against 416.5 kg for the yak, about 92% more.
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What is the difference between a kouprey and a yak?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The kouprey is heavier: 800 kg against 416.5 kg for the yak, about 92% more.
- The yak is longer-lived: 25 years against 11.4 years for the kouprey, about 2.2 times the lifespan.
- Both belong to the genus Bos, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Kouprey | Yak | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Bos sauveli | Bos grunniens |
| Family | Bovidae | Bovidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 795.7 kg – 800 kg | 350 kg – 1 t |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 11.4 years | 25 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Critically Endangered | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.