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πNilgai
De nijlgau of nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) is een grote antilope uit India. 'Nilgai' is Hindi voor "blauw rund". Zijn enige nog levende verwant is de kleine vierhoornantilope (Tetracerus quadricornis), die eveneens in India voorkomt. Samen vormen ze een primitieve tak van de runderachtigen (Bovinae).
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2016.
- Body mass
- 180 kg
- Body length
- 2.05 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 22 years
Everything we know about the Nilgai
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass180 kgCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 180 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Body length2.05 mCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Brain mass272 gCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan22 yearsCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 22 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Generation length8.06 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Age at maturity2.2 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Gestation255 daysCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 255 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Litter sizeabout 2COMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 1.5AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Trophic levelHerbivoreCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleCrepuscular / mixedCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Population density1.63 per kmΒ²COMBINEDetails βHide β
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Volume l180 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Nilgai yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassMammalia
- βΊorderArtiodactyla
- βΊfamilyBovidae
- βΊgenusBoselaphus
- βΊspeciesBoselaphus tragocamelus
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals Β· Artiodactyla
- subfamilyBovinae
- genusBoselaphus
All 16 branches βFewer branches β
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals Β· Artiodactyla
- suborderRuminantia
- infraorderPecora
- familyBovidae
- subfamilyBovinae
- genusBoselaphus
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