Answer : No, a Quagga is not heavier than an Alligator
The average weight of a Quagga is 275 kg, (606 lbs) versus 400 kg, (882 lbs) for an Alligator
Name | Name:Quagga | Name:Alligator |
Weight | Weight:275 kg, (606 lbs) | Weight:400 kg, (882 lbs) |
| * Extinct - ranged from 250 to 300kg | * ranges from 360 to over 450kg |
Height | Height:130 cm, (4 ft, 3.2 in ) | Height:n/a |
Top Speed | Top Speed:n/a | Top Speed:32 kph, (20 mph) |
Lifespan in Wild (years) | Lifespan in Wild (years):18 | Lifespan in Wild (years):n/a |
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:Alligators are found in fresh water habitats in America and China. They are large and powerful reptiles, with strong jaws and usually grey, brown, or green colored scaly skin. |
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