It is hard to guess what a Gerenuk weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) on average weights 38.65 kg (85.21 lbs).
The Gerenuk is from the family Bovidae (genus: Litocranius). They can live for up to 13 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.5 meter (5′ 0″). Usually, Gerenuks have 1 babies per litter.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The gerenuk (; Somali: garanuug; Litocranius walleri), also known as the giraffe gazelle, is a long-necked antelope found in the Horn of Africa and the drier parts of East Africa. The sole member of the genus Litocranius, the gerenuk was first described by the naturalist Victor Brooke in 1879. It is characterised by its long, slender neck and limbs. The antelope is 80–105 centimetres (31–41 in) tall, and weighs between 28 and 52 kilograms (62 and 115 lb). Two types of colouration are clearly visible on the smooth coat: the reddish brown back or the “saddle”, and the lighter flanks, fawn to buff. The horns, present only on males, are lyre-shaped. Curving backward then slightly forward, these measure 25–44 centimetres (9.8–17.3 in).
Animals of the same family as a Gerenuk
We found other animals of the Bovidae family:
- Impala bringing 52.45 kilos (115.63 lbs) to the scale
- Common eland bringing 561.8 kilos (1238.56 lbs) to the scale
- Bluebuck bringing 150 kilos (330.69 lbs) to the scale
- Goitered gazelle bringing 26.84 kilos (59.17 lbs) to the scale
- Silver dik-dik bringing 2.5 kilos (5.51 lbs) to the scale
- Gemsbok bringing 187.6 kilos (413.59 lbs) to the scale
- West Caucasian tur bringing 60.73 kilos (133.89 lbs) to the scale
- Dama gazelle bringing 71.42 kilos (157.45 lbs) to the scale
- Long-tailed goral bringing 27 kilos (59.52 lbs) to the scale
- Blue duiker bringing 4.86 kilos (10.71 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Gerenuk
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Litocranius walleri:
- Red kangaroo with a weight of 38.98 kilos (85.94 lbs)
- Red gazelle with a weight of 40 kilos (88.18 lbs)
- Saiga antelope with a weight of 37.57 kilos (82.83 lbs)
- Pampas deer with a weight of 34.55 kilos (76.17 lbs)
- Calamian deer with a weight of 39.66 kilos (87.44 lbs)
- Soemmerring’s gazelle with a weight of 41.58 kilos (91.67 lbs)
- Harnessed bushbuck with a weight of 43.28 kilos (95.42 lbs)
- Galápagos fur seal with a weight of 39.47 kilos (87.02 lbs)
- Striped hyena with a weight of 35.09 kilos (77.36 lbs)
- Sheep with a weight of 37.47 kilos (82.61 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Gerenuk
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Gerenuk:
- Grant’s gazelle with a size of 1.53 meter (5′ 1″)
- Sheep with a size of 1.3 meter (4′ 4″)
- Dibatag with a size of 1.51 meter (5′ 0″)
- Siberian roe deer with a size of 1.32 meter (4′ 4″)
- Llama with a size of 1.66 meter (5′ 6″)
- Giant panda with a size of 1.35 meter (4′ 6″)
- Caspian seal with a size of 1.41 meter (4′ 8″)
- Vaquita with a size of 1.52 meter (5′ 0″)
- Ringed seal with a size of 1.29 meter (4′ 3″)
- Ringed seal with a size of 1.29 meter (4′ 3″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Gerenuk
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Gerenuk:
- Southern tamandua
- Beira (antelope)
- Mountain cuscus
- California mouse
- Hildegarde’s tomb bat
- Pel’s pouched bat
- Sun bear
- Rufous hare-wallaby
- African buffalo
- Nancy Ma’s night monkey
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Gerenuk
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Gerenuk:
- California myotis with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Black-flanked rock-wallaby with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Crab-eating mongoose with an average maximal age of 13.33 years
- Pronghorn with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Greater hedgehog tenrec with an average maximal age of 10.5 years
- Common treeshrew with an average maximal age of 12.42 years
- Banded palm civet with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Northern flying squirrel with an average maximal age of 13 years
- Desmarest’s hutia with an average maximal age of 11.33 years
- Giant otter with an average maximal age of 12.83 years