How many baby Jameson’s red rock hares are in a litter?
A Jameson’s red rock hare (Pronolagus randensis) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.
Upon birth, they weight 212 grams (0.47 lbs) and measure 19.1 cm (0′ 8″). They are a member of the Leporidae family (genus: Pronolagus). An adult Jameson’s red rock hare grows up to a size of 45.9 cm (1′ 7″).
To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.
Jameson’s red rock hare (Pronolagus randensis) is a leporid found only on the continent of Africa, mostly in the southern portion of the continent. South Africa has a population of this red rock hare but it is only found in the northwestern part of the country. Botswana also has a population in the Tswapong Hills. Zimbabwe and Namibia are thought to have the largest populations of the red rock hare and it is said to be found throughout both countries.
Other animals of the family Leporidae
Jameson’s red rock hare is a member of the Leporidae, as are these animals:
- Smith’s red rock hare with 2 babies per pregnancy
- Manchurian hare with 2 babies per pregnancy
- Broom hare with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Black-tailed jackrabbit with 2 babies per pregnancy
- Woolly hare with 3 babies per pregnancy
- Indian hare with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Riverine rabbit with 1 babies per pregnancy
- African savanna hare with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Ethiopian highland hare weighting around 2.77 kilograms (6.11 lbs)
- White-sided jackrabbit with 2 babies per pregnancy
Animals that share a litter size with Jameson’s red rock hare
Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:
- Pudú
- Grey rhebok
- Siamang
- Unstriped ground squirrel
- Sloggett’s vlei rat
- Pale-throated sloth
- Nubian ibex
- White-footed sportive lemur
- Greater dog-like bat
- Arctocephalus forsteri
Animals with the same weight as a Jameson’s red rock hare
What other animals weight around 2.38 kg (5.24 lbs)?
- Eastern falanouc usually reaching 2.78 kgs (6.13 lbs)
- African palm civet usually reaching 2.17 kgs (4.78 lbs)
- Golden palm civet usually reaching 2.82 kgs (6.22 lbs)
- Natal red rock hare usually reaching 2.42 kgs (5.34 lbs)
- Kinkajou usually reaching 2.45 kgs (5.4 lbs)
- Rufous rat-kangaroo usually reaching 2.81 kgs (6.19 lbs)
- Southern tree hyrax usually reaching 2.71 kgs (5.97 lbs)
- Johnston’s genet usually reaching 2.23 kgs (4.92 lbs)
- Giant forest genet usually reaching 2.74 kgs (6.04 lbs)
- Alpine woolly rat usually reaching 2.04 kgs (4.5 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Jameson’s red rock hare
Also reaching around 45.9 cm (1′ 7″) in size do these animals:
- Macleay’s dorcopsis gets as big as 39.9 cm (1′ 4″)
- Scrub hare gets as big as 49.5 cm (1′ 8″)
- Ethiopian highland hare gets as big as 51 cm (1′ 9″)
- Sunda flying lemur gets as big as 37.9 cm (1′ 3″)
- Platypus gets as big as 41.9 cm (1′ 5″)
- Subalpine woolly rat gets as big as 41.7 cm (1′ 5″)
- Toque macaque gets as big as 48 cm (1′ 7″)
- Banded palm civet gets as big as 46 cm (1′ 7″)
- Japanese marten gets as big as 44.2 cm (1′ 6″)
- Hispid hare gets as big as 46 cm (1′ 7″)