It is hard to guess what a Large-eared pika weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Large-eared pika (Ochotona macrotis) on average weights 205 grams (0.45 lbs).
The Large-eared pika is from the family Ochotonidae (genus: Ochotona). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 17.8 cm (0′ 8″). On average, Large-eared pikas can have babies 2 times per year with a litter size of 4.
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 large-eared pika (Ochotona macrotis) is a species of small mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It is found in mountainous regions of Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan and Tajikistan where it nests among boulders and scree.
Animals of the same family as a Large-eared pika
We found other animals of the Ochotonidae family:
- Chinese red pika with a size of 24.5 cm (0′ 10″)
- Alpine pika with a weight of 150 grams
- Gaoligong pika with a size of 16.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Plateau pika with a weight of 160 grams
- Ladak pika with a size of 17.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Moupin pika with a weight of 35 grams
- American pika with a weight of 158 grams
- Steppe pika with a weight of 143 grams
- Collared pika with a weight of 129 grams
- Tsing-ling pika with a weight of 105 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Large-eared pika
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Ochotona macrotis:
- Bolaños woodrat bringing 198 grams to the scale
- Indochinese flying squirrel bringing 227 grams to the scale
- Pearson’s tuco-tuco bringing 212 grams to the scale
- Halmahera naked-backed fruit bat bringing 218 grams to the scale
- Bare-tailed woolly opossum bringing 246 grams to the scale
- Large mosaic-tailed rat bringing 210 grams to the scale
- Four-toed elephant shrew bringing 201 grams to the scale
- Mountain weasel bringing 180 grams to the scale
- Asian red-cheeked squirrel bringing 201 grams to the scale
- Ear-spot squirrel bringing 209 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a Large-eared pika
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Large-eared pika:
- Long-footed water rat with a size of 15.2 cm (0′ 6″)
- Yellow-cheeked chipmunk with a size of 15.1 cm (0′ 6″)
- Black-striped squirrel with a size of 20.3 cm (0′ 8″)
- Short-tailed hopping mouse with a size of 14.5 cm (0′ 6″)
- American pika with a size of 19 cm (0′ 8″)
- Plateau pika with a size of 17 cm (0′ 7″)
- Least weasel with a size of 18.9 cm (0′ 8″)
- European water vole with a size of 19.3 cm (0′ 8″)
- Lesser hedgehog tenrec with a size of 16 cm (0′ 7″)
- Gulf Coast kangaroo rat with a size of 16.8 cm (0′ 7″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Large-eared pika
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a Large-eared pika: