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How much does a Guanaco weight?

It is hard to guess what a Guanaco weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) on average weights 95.5 kg (210.54 lbs).

The Guanaco is from the family Camelidae (genus: Lama). It is usually born with about 11.5 kg (25.35 lbs). They can live for up to 28.25 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.47 meter (4′ 11″). On average, Guanacos can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 1.

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 Guanaco is 95.5 kg (210.54 lbs)

The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Its name comes from the Quechua word huanaco (modern spelling wanaku). Young guanacos are called chulengos.

Animals of the same family as a Guanaco

We found other animals of the Camelidae family:

  • Dromedary bringing 490.36 kilos (1081.06 lbs) to the scale
  • Vicuña bringing 47.5 kilos (104.72 lbs) to the scale
  • Bactrian camel bringing 550.76 kilos (1214.22 lbs) to the scale
  • Llama bringing 107.66 kilos (237.35 lbs) to the scale
  • Alpaca bringing 64.9 kilos (143.08 lbs) to the scale

Animals with the same weight as a Guanaco

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lama guanicoe:

  • Hirola with a weight of 79.13 kilos (174.45 lbs)
  • Saola with a weight of 97.84 kilos (215.7 lbs)
  • Llama with a weight of 107.66 kilos (237.35 lbs)
  • Bontebok with a weight of 77.24 kilos (170.28 lbs)
  • Kob with a weight of 79.77 kilos (175.86 lbs)
  • Sumatran serow with a weight of 110.94 kilos (244.58 lbs)
  • Baikal seal with a weight of 89.5 kilos (197.31 lbs)
  • Atlantic spotted dolphin with a weight of 110 kilos (242.51 lbs)
  • Eld’s deer with a weight of 94.7 kilos (208.78 lbs)
  • Spotted seal with a weight of 99.02 kilos (218.3 lbs)

Animals with the same size as a Guanaco

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Guanaco

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Guanaco:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Guanaco

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Guanaco: