It is hard to guess what a Tamaraw weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) on average weights 252.7 kg (557.1 lbs).
The Tamaraw is from the family Bovidae (genus: Bubalus). They can live for up to 28 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 2.2 meter (7′ 3″). On average, Tamaraws 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 tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) is a small hoofed mammal belonging to the family Bovidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, and is the only endemic Philippine bovine. It is believed, however, to have once also thrived on the larger island of Luzon. The tamaraw was originally found all over Mindoro, from sea level up to the mountains (2000 meters above sea level), but because of human habitation, hunting, and logging, it is now restricted to only a few remote grassy plains and is now a critically endangered species.Contrary to common belief and past classification, the tamaraw is not a subspecies of the local carabao, which is only slightly larger, or the common water buffalo. In contrast to the carabao, it has a number of distinguishing characteristics: it is slightly hairier, has light markings on its face, is not gregarious, and has shorter horns that are somewhat V-shaped. It is the second largest native terrestrial mammal in the country next only to the carabao.
Animals of the same family as a Tamaraw
We found other animals of the Bovidae family:
- Alpine ibex bringing 69.42 kilos (153.04 lbs) to the scale
- Arabian gazelle bringing 18.06 kilos (39.82 lbs) to the scale
- Chamois bringing 33.11 kilos (72.99 lbs) to the scale
- Roan antelope bringing 262.09 kilos (577.81 lbs) to the scale
- East Caucasian tur bringing 57.5 kilos (126.77 lbs) to the scale
- Greater kudu bringing 205.53 kilos (453.12 lbs) to the scale
- Mountain reedbuck bringing 29.2 kilos (64.37 lbs) to the scale
- Arabian oryx bringing 75.43 kilos (166.29 lbs) to the scale
- Gayal bringing 800.07 kilos (1763.85 lbs) to the scale
- West Caucasian tur bringing 60.73 kilos (133.89 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Tamaraw
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Bubalus mindorensis:
- Greater kudu with a weight of 205.53 kilos (453.12 lbs)
- Burchell’s zebra with a weight of 278.08 kilos (613.06 lbs)
- New Zealand sea lion with a weight of 273.67 kilos (603.34 lbs)
- Bearded seal with a weight of 280 kilos (617.29 lbs)
- Red deer with a weight of 240.43 kilos (530.06 lbs)
- Roan antelope with a weight of 262.09 kilos (577.81 lbs)
- Takin with a weight of 292.76 kilos (645.42 lbs)
- Equus onager with a weight of 205 kilos (451.95 lbs)
- Pygmy hippopotamus with a weight of 231 kilos (509.27 lbs)
- Ross seal with a weight of 208.63 kilos (459.95 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Tamaraw
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Tamaraw:
- Dwarf sperm whale with a size of 2.16 meter (7′ 1″)
- Red deer with a size of 2.14 meter (7′ 1″)
- African buffalo with a size of 2.53 meter (8′ 4″)
- Pantropical spotted dolphin with a size of 2.14 meter (7′ 1″)
- Spinner dolphin with a size of 2.13 meter (7′ 0″)
- Sambar deer with a size of 2.04 meter (6′ 9″)
- Striped dolphin with a size of 2.3 meter (7′ 7″)
- Ross seal with a size of 2.07 meter (6′ 10″)
- White rhinoceros with a size of 2.59 meter (8′ 6″)
- Scimitar oryx with a size of 1.91 meter (6′ 4″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Tamaraw
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Tamaraw:
- Gemsbok
- Diadem leaf-nosed bat
- Gray brocket
- Allied rock-wallaby
- Big-eared flying fox
- Mongolian gazelle
- Giant panda
- Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat
- Dryas monkey
- Whiskered flying squirrel
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Tamaraw
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Tamaraw:
- Brown long-eared bat with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Ribbon seal with an average maximal age of 31 years
- Indian flying fox with an average maximal age of 31.33 years
- Dusky leaf monkey with an average maximal age of 25 years
- De Brazza’s monkey with an average maximal age of 26.25 years
- Ring-tailed lemur with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Leopard seal with an average maximal age of 26 years
- Common wallaroo with an average maximal age of 24 years
- Banteng with an average maximal age of 26.5 years
- Binturong with an average maximal age of 22.67 years