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Sumatran serow size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Sumatran serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) reaches an average size of 1.45 meter (4′ 10″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 21 years, they grow from 4.1 kg (9.04 lbs) to 110.94 kg (244.58 lbs). A Sumatran serow has 1 babies at once. The Sumatran serow (genus: Capricornis) 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 Sumatran serow is  (4' 10

The Sumatran serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), also known as the southern serow, is a species of goat-antelope native to mountain forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The former name of this species is “mainland serow”, as all the mainland species of serow (Chinese, red and Himalayan) were previously considered subspecies of this species. The Sumatran serow is threatened due to habitat loss and hunting, leading to it being evaluated as vulnerable by the IUCN.

Animals of the same family as a Sumatran serow

We found other animals of the Bovidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Sumatran serow

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Sumatran serow

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

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Sumatran serow

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Sumatran serow:

Animals with the same weight as a Sumatran serow

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Capricornis sumatraensis: