It is hard to guess what a Dibatag weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Dibatag (Ammodorcas clarkei) on average weights 28.05 kg (61.84 lbs).
The Dibatag is from the family Bovidae (genus: Ammodorcas). They can live for up to 3 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.51 meter (5′ 0″). Usually, Dibatags 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 dibatag (Ammodorcas clarkei), or Clarke’s gazelle, is a medium-sized slender antelope native to Ethiopia and Somalia. Though not a true gazelle, it is similarly marked, with long legs and neck. It is often confused with the gerenuk due to their striking resemblance. The typical head-and-body length is about 103 to 117 cm (41 to 46 in). They stand up to about 80 to 90 cm (31 to 35 in). Male dibatag weigh between 20 and 35 kg (44 and 77 lb), whereas females range from 22 and 29 kg (49 and 64 lb). The length of the curved horns, present only on males, is typically between 10 and 25 cm (3.9 and 9.8 in). The upper parts are gray to fawn, while the dorsal and lateral areas are cinnamon to rufous (reddish brown). The underparts, rump and the insides of the legs are all white. While markings are visible on the face, there are none on the flanks or the buttocks.Dibatag are alert and secretive, and their brown coat provides an excellent camouflage, making the dibatag one of the antelopes most difficult to hunt. They are diurnal animals, and navigate in very small herds. Both sexes attain sexual maturity at 12 to 18 months. The species is polygynous. After a gestational period of six to seven months, a single offspring is born. Parturition usually occurs from September to November. The lifespan typically averages 10 to 12 years. Dibatag may maintain temporary territories demarcated by preorbital gland secretions, urine or feces. Primarily browsers, the dibatag feed on foliage and young shoots and shrubs. Dibatag are well adapted to semi-arid habitats, with the capability of surviving on very little or no water.Several factors including human settlement, habitat degradation, large numbers of livestock, political unrest and armed conflicts in the areas covering its range and lack of conservation measures for two to three decades in the late 20th century have now reduced the population to only a few thousand. Significant populations still occur in southern Ogaden (Ethiopia). The dibatag is listed by the IUCN as “Vulnerable”.
Animals of the same family as a Dibatag
We found other animals of the Bovidae family:
- Bates’s pygmy antelope bringing 2.96 kilos (6.53 lbs) to the scale
- Dorcas gazelle bringing 15.57 kilos (34.33 lbs) to the scale
- European bison bringing 674.44 kilos (1486.88 lbs) to the scale
- West Caucasian tur bringing 60.73 kilos (133.89 lbs) to the scale
- Queen of Sheba’s gazelle bringing 48.5 kilos (106.92 lbs) to the scale
- Soemmerring’s gazelle bringing 41.58 kilos (91.67 lbs) to the scale
- White-bellied duiker bringing 13.1 kilos (28.88 lbs) to the scale
- Addax bringing 95.39 kilos (210.3 lbs) to the scale
- Kob bringing 79.77 kilos (175.86 lbs) to the scale
- Dama gazelle bringing 71.42 kilos (157.45 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Dibatag
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Ammodorcas clarkei:
- Common wallaroo with a weight of 25.99 kilos (57.3 lbs)
- Western grey kangaroo with a weight of 25.58 kilos (56.39 lbs)
- Mongolian gazelle with a weight of 28.22 kilos (62.21 lbs)
- Red-fronted gazelle with a weight of 27 kilos (59.52 lbs)
- Roe deer with a weight of 22.45 kilos (49.49 lbs)
- Grey rhebok with a weight of 22.62 kilos (49.87 lbs)
- Tufted deer with a weight of 23.04 kilos (50.79 lbs)
- White-lipped peccary with a weight of 31.6 kilos (69.67 lbs)
- Rhim gazelle with a weight of 24.47 kilos (53.95 lbs)
- Red goral with a weight of 28.68 kilos (63.23 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Dibatag
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Dibatag:
- Alpaca with a size of 1.72 meter (5′ 8″)
- Brown bear with a size of 1.49 meter (4′ 11″)
- Naemorhedus sumatraensis with a size of 1.45 meter (4′ 10″)
- Hirola with a size of 1.6 meter (5′ 3″)
- Bharal with a size of 1.3 meter (4′ 4″)
- Argali with a size of 1.59 meter (5′ 3″)
- Spotted hyena with a size of 1.3 meter (4′ 4″)
- White-tailed deer with a size of 1.51 meter (5′ 0″)
- Harnessed bushbuck with a size of 1.25 meter (4′ 2″)
- Soemmerring’s gazelle with a size of 1.36 meter (4′ 6″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Dibatag
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Dibatag:
- Lesser tree mouse
- Long-footed treeshrew
- Alpaca
- New Zealand sea lion
- Lesser kudu
- Common thick-thumbed bat
- Silky anteater
- Bushy-tailed mongoose
- Waterbuck
- Tammar wallaby
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Dibatag
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Dibatag:
- Narrow-nosed planigale with an average maximal age of 3 years
- Acacia rat with an average maximal age of 3.5 years
- North African elephant shrew with an average maximal age of 3 years
- Common vole with an average maximal age of 3 years
- Brown antechinus with an average maximal age of 3 years
- Salt marsh harvest mouse with an average maximal age of 2.58 years
- Long-tailed pygmy possum with an average maximal age of 3.17 years
- Typical striped grass mouse with an average maximal age of 2.5 years
- Common opossum with an average maximal age of 2.67 years
- African wading rat with an average maximal age of 3 years