Answer : Yes, an Iguana is heavier than a Monkey
The average weight of an Iguana is 5 kg, (11 lbs) versus 1 kg, (2 lbs) for a Monkey
Name | Name:Iguana | Name:Monkey |
Weight | Weight:5 kg, (11 lbs) | Weight:1 kg, (2 lbs) |
| * Common Green Iguana - ranges from 4 to 6kg | * Squirrel Monkey - ranges from .75 to 1.1kg |
Height | Height:n/a | Height:31 cm, (1 ft, .2 in ) |
Top Speed | Top Speed:35 kph, (22 mph) | Top Speed:35 kph, (22 mph) |
Lifespan in Wild (years) | Lifespan in Wild (years):18 | Lifespan in Wild (years):15 |
Description | Description:Common green iguanas live throughout Central to South America and it is the largest known lizard that loves to dwell on tree canopies. They act frozen when threatened but once caught, it will whip its tail and rotate wildly. Its skin is traded as luxury leather. | Description:Squirrel monkeys have distinctive bright yellow legs and tails of up to 16 inches in length. These long tails provide good balance for tree climbers. These are extremely social monkeys that noisily move about trees in large troops of as many as 500. |
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