It is hard to guess what a Broom hare weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Broom hare (Lepus castroviejoi) on average weights 2.83 kg (6.23 lbs).
The Broom hare is from the family Leporidae (genus: Lepus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 50.2 cm (1′ 8″). Usually, Broom hares have 1 babies per litter.
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 broom hare (Lepus castroviejoi) is a species of hare endemic to northern Spain. It is restricted to the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain between the Serra dos Ancares and the Sierra de Peña Labra. This region is about 230 km (140 mi) from east to west and 25–40 km (16–25 mi) from north to south. It lives in mountains at elevations up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft), though it descends during the winter to avoid the colder temperatures and snow. Its preferred habitat is heathland, containing mainly Erica, Calluna, and Vaccinium, with much shrub cover of Cytisus, Genista, and Juniperus. It also inhabits clearings in mixed deciduous forests of oak and beech.The broom hare body length ranges from 45–65 cm (18–26 in). Its tail grows to lengths of 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in). Its front legs grow from 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) and the back legs can grow from 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in). The ears can grow to be as long as 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in). The fur of the broom hare is a mixture of brown and black, with very little white on the upper part of the body. The underside of the body is all white. The top of the tail is black, while the underside of the tail matches the body in being white. The ears are brownish-gray and are usually black-tipped.The species was only described as distinct in 1976; previously, it had not been distinguished from the European hare. Little is known about the feeding, reproductive, or behavioural habits of the broom hare, but they are believed to be similar to those of the European hare.
Animals of the same family as a Broom hare
We found other animals of the Leporidae family:
- Manzano Mountain cottontail with a size of 38.5 cm (1′ 4″)
- Alaskan hare bringing 4.85 kilos (10.69 lbs) to the scale
- Manchurian hare bringing 1.84 kilos (4.06 lbs) to the scale
- Pygmy rabbit with a weight of 437 grams
- Riverine rabbit bringing 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs) to the scale
- Ethiopian highland hare bringing 2.77 kilos (6.11 lbs) to the scale
- Volcano rabbit with a weight of 465 grams
- White-sided jackrabbit bringing 2.61 kilos (5.75 lbs) to the scale
- Tapeti with a weight of 988 grams
- Marsh rabbit bringing 1.36 kilos (3 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Broom hare
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lepus castroviejoi:
- Wolffsohn’s viscacha with a weight of 2.68 kilos (5.91 lbs)
- Pale fox with a weight of 2.8 kilos (6.17 lbs)
- Asian palm civet with a weight of 3.2 kilos (7.05 lbs)
- Colombian white-faced capuchin with a weight of 3.01 kilos (6.64 lbs)
- Jackson’s mongoose with a weight of 2.5 kilos (5.51 lbs)
- Bunyoro rabbit with a weight of 2.51 kilos (5.53 lbs)
- Orinoco agouti with a weight of 2.65 kilos (5.84 lbs)
- Booted macaque with a weight of 2.75 kilos (6.06 lbs)
- Indian hare with a weight of 2.3 kilos (5.07 lbs)
- Hoary bamboo rat with a weight of 2.45 kilos (5.4 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Broom hare
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Broom hare:
- Bengal fox with a size of 52.3 cm (1′ 9″)
- Preuss’s monkey with a size of 54.5 cm (1′ 10″)
- Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain with a size of 54 cm (1′ 10″)
- White-sided jackrabbit with a size of 48.8 cm (1′ 8″)
- Brown howler with a size of 51.5 cm (1′ 9″)
- Short-tailed mongoose with a size of 41.5 cm (1′ 5″)
- Maned sloth with a size of 54.9 cm (1′ 10″)
- Tana River red colobus with a size of 56 cm (1′ 11″)
- Antelope jackrabbit with a size of 54.6 cm (1′ 10″)
- Sable with a size of 45.1 cm (1′ 6″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Broom hare
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Broom hare: