It is hard to guess what a Nubian ibex weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) on average weights 47.68 kg (105.12 lbs).
The Nubian ibex is from the family Bovidae (genus: Capra). They can live for up to 17 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.59 meter (5′ 3″). Usually, Nubian ibexs 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 Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) is a desert-dwelling goat species found in mountainous areas of northern and northeast Africa, and the Middle East. Its range is within Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen. It is historically considered to be a subspecies of the Alpine ibex (C. ibex), but is increasingly considered a specifically distinct species (C. nubiana). The wild population is estimated at 1,200 individuals.
Animals of the same family as a Nubian ibex
We found other animals of the Bovidae family:
- Mountain reedbuck bringing 29.2 kilos (64.37 lbs) to the scale
- Saola bringing 97.84 kilos (215.7 lbs) to the scale
- Mountain nyala bringing 215 kilos (473.99 lbs) to the scale
- Salt’s dik-dik bringing 3.4 kilos (7.5 lbs) to the scale
- Gemsbok bringing 187.6 kilos (413.59 lbs) to the scale
- Nilgai bringing 181.63 kilos (400.43 lbs) to the scale
- Bharal bringing 52.16 kilos (114.99 lbs) to the scale
- Water buffalo bringing 924.25 kilos (2037.62 lbs) to the scale
- Red-flanked duiker bringing 12.06 kilos (26.59 lbs) to the scale
- White-bellied duiker bringing 13.1 kilos (28.88 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Nubian ibex
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Capra nubiana:
- Gerenuk with a weight of 38.65 kilos (85.21 lbs)
- Abbott’s duiker with a weight of 56.68 kilos (124.96 lbs)
- Visayan spotted deer with a weight of 45.8 kilos (100.97 lbs)
- Bawean deer with a weight of 55 kilos (121.25 lbs)
- Chimpanzee with a weight of 45.03 kilos (99.27 lbs)
- Queen of Sheba’s gazelle with a weight of 48.5 kilos (106.92 lbs)
- Sumatran orangutan with a weight of 39.7 kilos (87.52 lbs)
- Red kangaroo with a weight of 38.98 kilos (85.94 lbs)
- Impala with a weight of 52.45 kilos (115.63 lbs)
- Harbour porpoise with a weight of 52.72 kilos (116.23 lbs)
Animals with the same litter size as a Nubian ibex
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Nubian ibex:
- Celebes crested macaque
- Bush vlei rat
- Ringed seal
- Alpine ibex
- California mouse
- Tonkin snub-nosed monkey
- Sumatran serow
- Eld’s deer
- Grivet
- Springbok
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Nubian ibex
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Nubian ibex:
- Black howler with an average maximal age of 20.25 years
- Swamp wallaby with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Brown greater galago with an average maximal age of 18.75 years
- Fennec fox with an average maximal age of 14.58 years
- Gray fox with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Javan warty pig with an average maximal age of 14 years
- Hirola with an average maximal age of 15.17 years
- Harbour porpoise with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Crab-eating raccoon with an average maximal age of 14 years
- Menzbier’s marmot with an average maximal age of 15 years