Wisent vs Yak
The wisent is heavier: 500 kg against 416.5 kg for the yak, about 20% more.
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What is the difference between a wisent and a yak?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The wisent is heavier: 500 kg against 416.5 kg for the yak, about 20% more.
- The wisent is longer-lived: 27 years against 25 years for the yak, about 8% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Bos, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Wisent | Yak | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Bos bonasus | Bos grunniens |
| Family | Bovidae | Bovidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 500 kg – 731.4 kg | 350 kg – 1 t |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 27 years | 25 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | 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.