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Roan antelope size: How big do they get?

How big does a Roan antelope get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) reaches an average size of 1.15 meter (3′ 10″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 20 years, they grow from 16.46 kg (36.28 lbs) to 262.09 kg (577.8 lbs). A Roan antelope has 1 babies at once. The Roan antelope (genus: Hippotragus) is a member of the family Bovidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Roan antelope is (3' 10

The roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is a savanna antelope found in West and Central Africa. It is the namesake of the Chevaline project, whose name was taken from the French Antilope Chevaline.Roan antelope are one of the largest species of antelopes, only Elands, Bongos and large male Kudus can exceed them in weight. They measure 190–240 cm (75–94 in) from the head to the base of tail and the tail measures 37–48 cm (15–19 in). The body mass of males is 242–300 kg (534–661 lb) and of females is 223–280 kg (492–617 lb). The shoulder of this species is typically around 130–140 cm (51–55 in). Named for their roan colour (a reddish brown), they have lighter underbellies, white eyebrows and cheeks and black faces, lighter in females. They have short, erect manes, very light beards and prominent red nostrils. The horns are ringed and can reach a metre long in males, slightly shorter in females. They arch backwards slightly.They are similar in appearance to sable antelope and can be confused where their ranges overlap. Sable antelope males are darker, being black rather than dark brown.Roan antelope are found in woodland and grassland savanna, mainly in the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, which range in tree density from forest with a grassy understorey (such as central Zambezian Miombo woodlands) to grasslands dotted with few trees, where they eat midlength grasses. They form harem groups of five to 15 animals with a dominant male. Roan antelope commonly fight among themselves for dominance of their herd, brandishing their horns while both animals are on their knees.

Animals of the same family as a Roan antelope

We found other animals of the Bovidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Roan antelope

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Roan antelope:

Animals with the same litter size as a Roan antelope

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Roan antelope:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Roan antelope

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Roan antelope:

Animals with the same weight as a Roan antelope

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Hippotragus equinus: