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How much does a Sharpe’s grysbok weight?

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

An adult Sharpe’s grysbok (Raphicerus sharpei) on average weights 9.37 kg (20.67 lbs).

The Sharpe’s grysbok is from the family Bovidae (genus: Raphicerus). They can live for up to 14 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 67.9 cm (2′ 3″). Usually, Sharpe’s grysboks 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 Sharpe's grysbok is 9.37 kg (20.67 lbs)

Sharpe’s or northern grysbok (Raphicerus sharpei) is a small, shy, solitary antelope that is found from tropical to south-eastern Africa.

Animals of the same family as a Sharpe’s grysbok

We found other animals of the Bovidae family:

  • Common tsessebe bringing 133.5 kilos (294.32 lbs) to the scale
  • Grant’s gazelle bringing 55.46 kilos (122.27 lbs) to the scale
  • Waterbuck bringing 203.2 kilos (447.98 lbs) to the scale
  • Anoa bringing 180.86 kilos (398.73 lbs) to the scale
  • Grey rhebok bringing 22.62 kilos (49.87 lbs) to the scale
  • Japanese serow bringing 42.6 kilos (93.92 lbs) to the scale
  • Giant eland bringing 644.51 kilos (1420.9 lbs) to the scale
  • Speke’s gazelle bringing 20 kilos (44.09 lbs) to the scale
  • Black wildebeest bringing 156.55 kilos (345.13 lbs) to the scale
  • Goat bringing 47.14 kilos (103.93 lbs) to the scale

Animals with the same weight as a Sharpe’s grysbok

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Raphicerus sharpei:

Animals with the same size as a Sharpe’s grysbok

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Sharpe’s grysbok

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

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Sharpe’s grysbok

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Sharpe’s grysbok: