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How much does a Eld’s deer weight?

It is hard to guess what a Eld’s deer weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Eld’s deer (Cervus eldii) on average weights 94.7 kg (208.78 lbs).

The Eld’s deer is from the family Cervidae (genus: Cervus). It is usually born with about 4.69 kg (10.34 lbs). They can live for up to 19.33 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.65 meter (5′ 5″). Usually, Eld’s deers 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 average adult weight of a Eld's deer is 94.7 kg (208.78 lbs)

Eld’s deer (Panolia eldii), also known as the thamin or brow-antlered deer, is an endangered species of deer indigenous to South Asia. The species was first described and given its binomial name from specimens obtained in Manipur in India in 1839. The Manipur name for the deer was noted as Sungnaee and it was described in 1842 by John McClelland as being “nondescript” but it was given the name Cervus eldi by Guthrie. in honour of Lt. Percy Eld, a British officer who was attached to the residency at Manipur. The three subspecies of the Eld’s deer are:Panolia eldii eldi: The Manipuri brow-antlered deer is found in Manipur, India. It is called sangai in Meitei.P. e. thamin: The Burmese brow-antlered deer found in Myanmar, and westernmost Thailand.P. e. siamensis: The Thai brow-antlered deer is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and should perhaps be treated as a separate species. The population on the Chinese island of Hainan is sometimes considered another subspecies, P. e. hainanus, but this is not supported by genetic evidence. It was described by Lydekker in 1915.

Animals of the same family as a Eld’s deer

We found other animals of the Cervidae family:

  • Gray brocket bringing 16.63 kilos (36.66 lbs) to the scale
  • Sika deer bringing 53 kilos (116.84 lbs) to the scale
  • Javan rusa bringing 66.38 kilos (146.34 lbs) to the scale
  • Red brocket bringing 20.42 kilos (45.02 lbs) to the scale
  • Taruca bringing 68.6 kilos (151.24 lbs) to the scale
  • Gray brocket bringing 16.4 kilos (36.16 lbs) to the scale
  • Persian fallow deer bringing 74.4 kilos (164.02 lbs) to the scale
  • Calamian deer bringing 39.66 kilos (87.44 lbs) to the scale
  • Pudú bringing 9.6 kilos (21.16 lbs) to the scale
  • Indian muntjac bringing 17.51 kilos (38.6 lbs) to the scale

Animals with the same weight as a Eld’s deer

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Cervus eldii:

  • Hirola with a weight of 78.6 kilos (173.28 lbs)
  • Ribbon seal with a weight of 90 kilos (198.42 lbs)
  • Reindeer with a weight of 108.73 kilos (239.71 lbs)
  • Eld’s deer with a weight of 95.47 kilos (210.48 lbs)
  • Hirola with a weight of 79.13 kilos (174.45 lbs)
  • Baiji with a weight of 112.07 kilos (247.07 lbs)
  • Schomburgk’s deer with a weight of 106 kilos (233.69 lbs)
  • Saola with a weight of 97.84 kilos (215.7 lbs)
  • Kob with a weight of 79.77 kilos (175.86 lbs)
  • Marsh deer with a weight of 111.76 kilos (246.39 lbs)

Animals with the same size as a Eld’s deer

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Eld’s deer:

Animals with the same litter size as a Eld’s deer

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Eld’s deer:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Eld’s deer

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Eld’s deer: