It is hard to guess what a South Andean deer weights. But we have the answer:
An adult South Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) on average weights 69.02 kg (152.16 lbs).
The South Andean deer is from the family Cervidae (genus: Hippocamelus). It is usually born with about 3.58 kg (7.9 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.55 meter (5′ 2″). On average, South Andean deers 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 south Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), also known as the southern guemal, Chilean huemul or güemul ( WAY-mool, Spanish: [weˈmul]), is an endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Argentina and Chile. One of two mid-sized deer of the Hippocamelus genus, the south Andean deer ranges across the high mountainsides and cold valleys of the Andes. The distribution and habitat, behaviour, and diet of the deer have all been the subject of study. The viability of the small remaining population is an outstanding concern to researchers.The huemul is part of Chile’s national coat of arms and it is since 2006 a National Natural Monument.
Animals of the same family as a South Andean deer
We found other animals of the Cervidae family:
- Indian muntjac bringing 17.51 kilos (38.6 lbs) to the scale
- Siberian roe deer bringing 41.19 kilos (90.81 lbs) to the scale
- Persian fallow deer bringing 74.4 kilos (164.02 lbs) to the scale
- Javan rusa bringing 66.38 kilos (146.34 lbs) to the scale
- Schomburgk’s deer bringing 106 kilos (233.69 lbs) to the scale
- Mule deer bringing 84.31 kilos (185.87 lbs) to the scale
- Sambar deer bringing 176 kilos (388.01 lbs) to the scale
- Giant muntjac bringing 36.69 kilos (80.89 lbs) to the scale
- Père David’s deer bringing 165.5 kilos (364.86 lbs) to the scale
- Roe deer bringing 22.45 kilos (49.49 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a South Andean deer
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Hippocamelus bisulcus:
- Bushpig with a weight of 68.91 kilos (151.92 lbs)
- Javan rusa with a weight of 65.8 kilos (145.06 lbs)
- Australophocaena dioptrica with a weight of 65 kilos (143.3 lbs)
- Homo sapiens with a weight of 58.62 kilos (129.23 lbs)
- Dall sheep with a weight of 70 kilos (154.32 lbs)
- Desert warthog with a weight of 75.61 kilos (166.69 lbs)
- Sitatunga with a weight of 75.28 kilos (165.96 lbs)
- Iberian ibex with a weight of 60.55 kilos (133.49 lbs)
- Arabian oryx with a weight of 75.43 kilos (166.29 lbs)
- Abbott’s duiker with a weight of 56.68 kilos (124.96 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a South Andean deer
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as South Andean deer:
- Vaquita with a size of 1.52 meter (5′ 0″)
- Visayan warty pig with a size of 1.35 meter (4′ 6″)
- Marsh deer with a size of 1.72 meter (5′ 8″)
- Llama with a size of 1.66 meter (5′ 6″)
- Jaguar with a size of 1.33 meter (4′ 5″)
- Gerenuk with a size of 1.5 meter (5′ 0″)
- Common warthog with a size of 1.36 meter (4′ 6″)
- Asian black bear with a size of 1.51 meter (5′ 0″)
- Dibatag with a size of 1.51 meter (5′ 0″)
- Galápagos fur seal with a size of 1.36 meter (4′ 6″)
Animals with the same litter size as a South Andean deer
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a South Andean deer: