Answer : A Quagga is shorter than a Musk-Ox
The average height of a Quagga is 130 cm, (4 ft, 3.2 in ) while the average height of a Musk-Ox is 139 cm, (4 ft, 6.7 in )
Name | Name:Quagga | Name:Musk-Ox |
Height | Height:130 cm, (4 ft, 3.2 in ) | Height:139 cm, (4 ft, 6.7 in ) |
| * Extinct - ranged from 125 to 135cm | * ranges from 120 to 151cm |
Weight | Weight:275 kg, (606 lbs) | Weight:260 kg, (573 lbs) |
Top Speed | Top Speed:n/a | Top Speed:60 kph, (37 mph) |
Lifespan in Wild (years) | Lifespan in Wild (years):18 | Lifespan in Wild (years):17 |
Description | Description:Quaggas were a subspecies of zebras, but are now extinct due to hunting by European settlers in the late 1800's. Like Okapis, they had partial zebra markings. They had the same striping at the head and neck and part way down their middles. The stripes faded around the middle of the animal, and disappeared all together at the rear. The last of its kind wasdied in 1883 at Amsterdam Zoo. | Description:Musk-ox live in Canada, Greenland, and Alaska. They have long hair and a shoulder hump. Their outer hair is coarse, while their under hair is fine. They have curved horns which are used for aggressive and violent fighting. |
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