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How much does a Alpine pika weight?

It is hard to guess what a Alpine pika weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Alpine pika (Ochotona alpina) on average weights 150 grams (0.33 lbs).

The Alpine pika is from the family Ochotonidae (genus: Ochotona). It is usually born with about 8 grams (0.02 lbs). They can live for up to 3 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 17.5 cm (0′ 7″). On average, Alpine pikas can have babies 2 times per year with a litter size of 3.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Alpine pika is 150 grams (0.33 lbs)

The alpine pika (Ochotona alpina) is a species of small mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. The summer pelage of different subspecies varies drastically but, in general, it is dark or cinnamon brown, turning to grey with a yellowish tinge during the winter. The alpine pika is found in western Mongolia, eastern Kazakhstan, and Russia (Tuva, Irkutsk, Altai, and Krasnoyarsk), as well as in China (northern Xinjiang and Heilongjiang), in very cold, mountainous regions. It is a generalist herbivore, and mainly forages on mosses, tree branches, pine nuts, and plant stems. It can emit three series of different vocalizations: a long call, a short call, and an alarm call. It is rated as a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species.

Animals of the same family as a Alpine pika

We found other animals of the Ochotonidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Alpine pika

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Ochotona alpina:

Animals with the same size as a Alpine pika

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Alpine pika:

Animals with the same litter size as a Alpine pika

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Alpine pika:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Alpine pika

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Alpine pika: