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Species’ average gestation lengths Species are ordered alphabetically by their latin name within their order. Please be advised that these are average gestation days ONLY and that each individual’s actual gestation time may vary. Gestation Order Family Genus Species Common name length (days) Apes Hominidae Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla 253 Apes Hominidae Pan Paniscus Bonobo 225 Apes Hominidae Pan Troglodytes Chimpanzee 233 Apes Hominidae Pongo Pygmaeus Orangutan 249 Apes Hylobatidae Hylobates Agilis Agile Gibbon 196 Apes Hylobatidae Hylobates Concolor Crested Gibbon 217 Apes Hylobatidae Hylobates Lar Lar Gibbon 212 Apes Hylobatidae Hylobates Moloch Javan gibbon 240 Apes Hylobatidae Nomascus leucogenys White-cheeked gibbon 225 Apes Hylobatidae Symphalangus Syndactylus Siamang 232 Artiodactyla Antilocapridae Antilocapra Americana Pronghorn 250 Artiodactyla Bovidae Addax Nasomaculatus Addax 260 Artiodactyla Bovidae Aepyceros Melampus Impala 195 Artiodactyla Bovidae Antidorcas Marsupialis Springbok 168 Artiodactyla Bovidae Antilope Cervicapra Blackbuck 183 Artiodactyla Bovidae Bison Bison American Bison 285 Artiodactyla Bovidae Bison Bonasus European Wisent 263 Artiodactyla Bovidae Bos Frontalis Gaur 275 Artiodactyla Bovidae Bos Grunniens Domestic Yak 270 Artiodactyla Bovidae Bos Javanicus Banteng 292 Artiodactyla Bovidae Bos Taurus Cow/ox 255 Artiodactyla Bovidae Boselaphus Tragocamelus Nilgai 240 Artiodactyla Bovidae Bubalus Depressicornis Anoa 303 Artiodactyla Bovidae Budorcas Taxicolor Sichuan Takin 210 Artiodactyla Bovidae Capra Falconeri Markhor 166 Artiodactyla Bovidae Capra Hircus Goat 161 Artiodactyla Bovidae Capra Ibex Ibex 165 Artiodactyla Bovidae Capra Nubiana Nubian Ibex 162 Artiodactyla Bovidae Capra Sibirica Siberian Ibex 162 Artiodactyla Bovidae Cephalophus Maxwellii Maxwell's Duiker 135 Artiodactyla Bovidae Cephalophus Monticola Blue Duiker 135 Artiodactyla Bovidae Cephalophus Niger Black Duiker 135 Artiodactyla Bovidae Cephalophus Rufilatus Red-flanked Duiker 237 Artiodactyla Bovidae Connochaetes Gnou Black Wildebeest 231 Artiodactyla Bovidae Damaliscus Lunatus Topi 217 Artiodactyla Bovidae Damaliscus Pygargus Blesbok 210 Artiodactyla Bovidae Gazella Cuvieri Edmi Gazelle 172 Artiodactyla Bovidae Gazella Dama Addra Gazelle 175 Artiodactyla Bovidae Gazella dorcas Dorcas Gazelle 90 Artiodactyla Bovidae Gazella Spekei Spekes' Gazelle 179 Artiodactyla Bovidae Gazella Thomsonii Thomson's Gazelle 169 Artiodactyla Bovidae Hemitragus Hylocrius Nilgiri Tahr 211 Artiodactyla Bovidae Hemitragus Jemlahicus Himalayan Tahr 185 Artiodactyla Bovidae Hippotragus Equinus Roan Antelope 281 Artiodactyla Bovidae Hippotragus Niger Sable Antelope 275 Artiodactyla Bovidae Kobus Ellipsiprymnus Common Waterbuck 279 Artiodactyla Bovidae Kobus Megaceros Nile Lechwe 230 Artiodactyla Bovidae Litocranius Walleri Gerenuk 203 Artiodactyla Bovidae Madoqua Guentheri Gunther's Dik-dik 171 Artiodactyla Bovidae Madoqua Kirkii Kirk's Dik-dik 171 Artiodactyla Bovidae Nemorhaedus Crispus Japanese Serow 215 Artiodactyla Bovidae Nemorhaedus Goral Common Goral 255 Artiodactyla Bovidae Oreamnos Americanus Rocky Mountain Goat 166 Artiodactyla Bovidae Oreotragus Oreotragus Klipspringer 214 Artiodactyla Bovidae Oryx Dammah Scimitar-horned Oryx 248 Artiodactyla Bovidae Oryx Leucoryx Arabian Oryx 248 Rocky Mountain Artiodactyla Bovidae Ovis Canadensis 165 Bighorn Sheep Artiodactyla Bovidae Ovis Dalli Dall's Sheep 365 Artiodactyla Bovidae Ovis Vignei Arkal Urial Sheep 365 Artiodactyla Bovidae Raphicerus Campestris Steenbok 190 Artiodactyla Bovidae Rupicapra Rupicapra Alpine Chamois 172 Artiodactyla Bovidae Syncerus Caffer African Buffalo 315 Artiodactyla Bovidae Taurotragus Oryx Common Eland 265 Artiodactyla Bovidae Tragelaphus Angasii Nyala 220 Artiodactyla Bovidae Tragelaphus Eurycerus Bongo 283 Artiodactyla Bovidae Tragelaphus Scriptus Bushbuck 180 Artiodactyla Bovidae Tragelaphus Spekii Sitatunga 255 Artiodactyla Bovidae Tragelaphus Strepsiceros Greater Kudu 225 Artiodactyla Camelidae Camelus Bactrianus Bactrian Camel 396 Artiodactyla Camelidae Camelus Dromedarius Arabian Camel 405 Artiodactyla Camelidae Lama Glama Llama 358 Artiodactyla Camelidae Lama Guanicoe Guanaco 342 Artiodactyla Camelidae Lama Pacos Alpaca 342 Artiodactyla Cervidae Alces Alces Moose 224 Artiodactyla Cervidae Cervus Albirostris White-lipped Deer 300 Barasingha/swamp Artiodactyla Cervidae Cervus Duvaucelii 221 Deer Artiodactyla Cervidae Cervus Elaphus Red Deer 255 Artiodactyla Cervidae Cervus Eldi Brow-antlered Deer 213 Artiodactyla Cervidae Cervus nippon Sika Deer 235 Artiodactyla Cervidae Dama Dama Fallow Deer 229 Artiodactyla Cervidae Elaphodus Cephalophus Tufted Deer 180 Artiodactyla Cervidae Elaphurus Davidianus Pere David's Deer 292 Artiodactyla Cervidae Muntiacus Muntjak Indian Muntjac 165 Artiodactyla Cervidae Muntiacus Reevesi Chinese Muntjac 180 Artiodactyla Cervidae Odocoileus Hemionus Mule Deer 207 Artiodactyla Cervidae Odocoileus Virginianus Whitetailed Deer 200 Artiodactyla Cervidae Pudu Puda Southern Pudu 203 Artiodactyla Cervidae Rangifer Tarandus Reindeer 225 Artiodactyla Giraffidae Giraffa Camelopardalis Giraffe 444 Hippopotamida Artiodactyla Choeropsis Liberiensis Pygmy Hippopotamus 199 e Hippopotamida Artiodactyla Hippopotamus Amphibius Hippopotamus 240 e Artiodactyla Suidae Babyrousa Babyrussa Babirusa 163 Artiodactyla Suidae Phacochoerus Aethiopicus Desert Wart Hog 172 Artiodactyla Suidae Phacochoerus Africanus Wart Hog 172 Artiodactyla Suidae Potamochoerus Porcus Red River Hog 70 Artiodactyla Suidae Sus Scrofa Wild Boar 115 Artiodactyla Tayassuidae Pecari Tajacu Collared Peccary 128 Greater Malayan Artiodactyla Tragulidae Tragulus Napu 153 Chevrotain Carnivores Ailuridae Ailurus Fulgens Red Panda 128 Carnivores Canidae Alopex Lagopus Arctic Fox 52 Carnivores Canidae Canis Latrans Coyote 57 Carnivores Canidae Canis Lupus Grey Wolf 61 Carnivores Canidae Canis Lupus Domestic Dog 61 Carnivores Canidae Canis Mesomelas Black-backed Jackal 63 Carnivores Canidae Canis Rufus Red Wolf 61 Carnivores Canidae Chrysocyon Brachyurus Maned Wolf 65 Carnivores Canidae Crocuta Crocuta Spotted Hyena 110 Carnivores Canidae Lycaon Pictus African Hunting Dog 71 Carnivores Canidae Nyctereutes Procyonoides Raccoon Dog 62 Carnivores Canidae Otocyon Megalotis Bat-eared Fox 67 Carnivores Canidae Speothos Venaticus Bush Dog 67 Cinereoargenteu Carnivores Canidae Urocyon Grey Fox 63 s Carnivores Canidae Vulpes Corsac Corsac Fox 55 Carnivores Canidae Vulpes Velox Swift Fox 50 Carnivores Canidae Vulpes Vulpes Red Fox 51 Carnivores Canidae Vulpes Zerda Fennec Fox 50 Carnivores Felidae Acinonyx Jubatus Cheetah 92 Carnivores Felidae Caracal Caracal Caracal Lynx 74 Carnivores Felidae Felis Chaus Jungle Cat 65 Carnivores Felidae Felis Margarita Sand Cat 61 Carnivores Felidae Felis Silvestris Wild Cat 66 Carnivores Felidae Leopardus geoffroyi Geoffroy's cat 74 Carnivores Felidae Leopardus Pardalis Ocelot 83 Carnivores Felidae Leopardus Wiedii Margay 81 Carnivores Felidae Leptailurus Serval Serval 71 Carnivores Felidae Lynx Lynx Northern Lynx 67 Carnivores Felidae Lynx Rufus Bobcat 55 Carnivores Felidae Neofelis Nebulosa Clouded Leopard 93 Carnivores Felidae Panthera Leo Lion 109 Carnivores Felidae Panthera Onca Jaguar 90 Carnivores Felidae Panthera Tigris Tiger 103 Carnivores Felidae Prionailurus Bengalensis Leopard Cat 66 Carnivores Felidae Prionailurus Viverrinus Fishing Cat 63 Carnivores Felidae Puma Concolor Puma 96 Carnivores Felidae Uncia Uncia Snow Leopard 98 Carnivores Herpestidae Helogale Parvula Dwarf Mongoose 52 Carnivores Herpestidae Mungos Mungo Banded Mongoose 60 Slender-tailed Carnivores Herpestidae Suricata Suricatta 77 Meerkat Carnivores Hyaenidae Hyaena Hyaena Striped Hyaena 90 Carnivores Hyaenidae Proteles Cristatus Aardwolf 95 Carnivores Mephitidae Mephitis Mephitis Striped Skunk 63 Carnivores Mustelidae Aonyx CApensis African Clawless Otter 71 Asian Small-clawed Carnivores Mustelidae Aonyx Cinereus 62 Otter Carnivores Mustelidae Eira Barbara Tayra 66 Carnivores Mustelidae Enhydra Lutris Sea Otter 180 Carnivores Mustelidae Gulo Gulo Wolverine 240 Carnivores Mustelidae Lutra Maculicollis Spotted-necked Otter 60 Carnivores Mustelidae Martes Pennanti Fisher 365 Carnivores Mustelidae Mustela Putorius European Polecat 41 Carnivores Procyonidae Nasua Narica Coati 73 Carnivores Procyonidae Potos Flavus Kinkajou 115 Carnivores Procyonidae Procyon Lotor Raccoon 66 Carnivores Ursidae Helarctos Malayanus Malayan Sun Bear 208 Carnivores Ursidae Melursus Ursinus Sloth Bear 202 Carnivores Ursidae Tremarctos Ornatus Spectacled Bear 247 North American Black Carnivores Ursidae Ursus Americanus 210 Bear Carnivores Ursidae Ursus Arctos Brown Bear 232 Carnivores Ursidae Ursus Maritimus Polar Bear 210 Carnivores Ursidae Ursus Thibetanus Asiatic Black Bear 180 Carnivores Viverridae Arctictis Binturong Binturong 91 Carnivores Viverridae Genetta Genetta Small Spotted Genet 66 Carnivores Viverridae Paguma Larvata Masked Palm Civet 90 Pacific White-sided Cetaceans Delphinidae Lagenorhynchus Obliquidens 332 Dolphin Cetaceans Delphinidae Tursiops Truncatus Bottlenose Dolphin 332 Chiroptera Pteropodidae Pteropus Rodricensis Rodriguez Flying Fox 145 Hyrax Procaviidae Procavia Capensis Rock Hyrax 219 Lagomorpha Leporidae Oryctolagus Cuniculus Domestic Rabbit 31 Matschie's Tree Marsupalia Macropodidae Dendrolagus Matschiei 44 Kangaroo Western Grey Marsupalia Macropodidae Macropus Fuliginosus 39 Kangaroo Marsupalia Macropodidae Macropus Giganteus Great Grey Kangaroo 45 White-fronted Marsupalia Macropodidae Macropus
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    Silver 49 Bronze 26 Gold 59 Copper 17 Animals of Africa _______________________________________________Diamond 80 PYGMY ANTELOPES Klipspringer Common oribi Haggard oribi Gold 59 Bronze 26 Silver 49 Copper 17 Bronze 26 Silver 49 Gold 61 Copper 17 Diamond 80 Diamond 80 Steenbok 1 234 5 _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Cape grysbok BIG CATS LECHWE, KOB, PUKU Sharpe grysbok African lion 1 2 2 2 Common lechwe Livingstone suni African leopard***** Kafue Flats lechwe East African suni African cheetah***** _______________________________________________ Red lechwe Royal antelope SMALL CATS & AFRICAN CIVET Black lechwe Bates pygmy antelope Serval Nile lechwe 1 1 2 2 4 _______________________________________________ Caracal 2 White-eared kob DIK-DIKS African wild cat Uganda kob Salt dik-dik African golden cat CentralAfrican kob Harar dik-dik 1 2 2 African civet _______________________________________________ Western kob (Buffon) Guenther dik-dik HYENAS Puku Kirk dik-dik Spotted hyena 1 1 1 _______________________________________________ Damara dik-dik REEDBUCKS & RHEBOK Brown hyena Phillips dik-dik Common reedbuck _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________African striped hyena Eastern bohor reedbuck BUSH DUIKERS THICK-SKINNED GAME Abyssinian bohor reedbuck Southern bush duiker _______________________________________________African elephant 1 1 1 Sudan bohor reedbuck Angolan bush duiker (closed) 1 122 2 Black rhinoceros** *** Nigerian