How big does a Himalayan pika get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Himalayan pika (Ochotona himalayana) reaches an average size of 16.5 cm (0′ 7″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A Himalayan pika has 3 babies at once. The Himalayan pika (genus: Ochotona) is a member of the family Ochotonidae.
As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.
The Himalayan pika (Ochotona himalayana) is a species of small mammal in the pika family (Ochotonidae). It is found at high altitudes in remote areas of Tibet and possibly also in Nepal. The IUCN has listed this species as being of “least concern”.
Animals of the same family as a Himalayan pika
We found other animals of the Ochotonidae family:
- Alpine pika with a size of 17.5 cm (0′ 7″)
- Plateau pika with a size of 17 cm (0′ 7″)
- Gaoligong pika with a size of 16.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- American pika with a size of 19 cm (0′ 8″)
- Koslov’s pika with a size of 24 cm (0′ 10″)
- Turkestan red pika with a size of 20.8 cm (0′ 9″)
- Large-eared pika with a size of 17.8 cm (0′ 8″)
- Afghan pika with a size of 19.7 cm (0′ 8″)
- Sardinian pika with a size of 22.5 cm (0′ 9″)
- Pallas’s pika with a size of 8.2 cm (0′ 4″)
Animals with the same size as a Himalayan pika
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Himalayan pika:
- Broad-footed mole with a size of 14.2 cm (0′ 6″)
- Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat with a size of 17.5 cm (0′ 7″)
- Small Japanese mole with a size of 13.9 cm (0′ 6″)
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher with a size of 19.2 cm (0′ 8″)
- Red-cheeked flying squirrel with a size of 18.1 cm (0′ 8″)
- Fly River water rat with a size of 14.6 cm (0′ 6″)
- Brazilian squirrel with a size of 17.2 cm (0′ 7″)
- Lowland streaked tenrec with a size of 17.5 cm (0′ 7″)
- Three-striped ground squirrel with a size of 17.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Striped bush squirrel with a size of 17.8 cm (0′ 8″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Himalayan pika
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Himalayan pika: