It is hard to guess what a Nile lechwe weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros) on average weights 85.5 kg (188.5 lbs).
The Nile lechwe is from the family Bovidae (genus: Kobus). They can live for up to 18.67 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.7 meter (5′ 7″).
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 Nile lechwe or Mrs Gray’s lechwe (Kobus megaceros) is an endangered species of antelope found in swamps and grasslands in South Sudan and Ethiopia.
Animals of the same family as a Nile lechwe
We found other animals of the Bovidae family:
- Steenbok bringing 11.64 kilos (25.66 lbs) to the scale
- Lichtenstein’s hartebeest bringing 168 kilos (370.38 lbs) to the scale
- Red goral bringing 28.68 kilos (63.23 lbs) to the scale
- Red-fronted gazelle bringing 27 kilos (59.52 lbs) to the scale
- Tibetan antelope bringing 32.66 kilos (72 lbs) to the scale
- Addax bringing 95.39 kilos (210.3 lbs) to the scale
- Suni bringing 5.63 kilos (12.41 lbs) to the scale
- Goat bringing 47.14 kilos (103.93 lbs) to the scale
- Bluebuck bringing 150 kilos (330.69 lbs) to the scale
- Zebra duiker bringing 15.53 kilos (34.24 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Nile lechwe
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Kobus megaceros:
- Walia ibex with a weight of 99.77 kilos (219.95 lbs)
- Bighorn sheep with a weight of 74.63 kilos (164.53 lbs)
- Lesser kudu with a weight of 93.81 kilos (206.82 lbs)
- Asian black bear with a weight of 99.81 kilos (220.04 lbs)
- Arctocephalus forsteri with a weight of 101.13 kilos (222.95 lbs)
- Addax with a weight of 95.39 kilos (210.3 lbs)
- Red river hog with a weight of 70 kilos (154.32 lbs)
- Buru babirusa with a weight of 92.33 kilos (203.55 lbs)
- Hirola with a weight of 79.13 kilos (174.45 lbs)
- Spotted seal with a weight of 99.02 kilos (218.3 lbs)
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Nile lechwe
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Nile lechwe:
- Alpine ibex with an average maximal age of 22.25 years
- Japanese serow with an average maximal age of 18.5 years
- Giant forest hog with an average maximal age of 18 years
- Springbok with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Bohor reedbuck with an average maximal age of 18 years
- Dorcas gazelle with an average maximal age of 17.42 years
- Greater dwarf lemur with an average maximal age of 15 years
- North American beaver with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Pond bat with an average maximal age of 19.5 years
- Maned wolf with an average maximal age of 15 years