It is hard to guess what a Ocelot weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) on average weights 11.89 kg (26.21 lbs).
The Ocelot is from the family Felidae (genus: Leopardus). It is usually born with about 250 grams (0.55 lbs). They can live for up to 20.25 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 74.6 cm (2′ 6″). On average, Ocelots can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 1.
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 ocelot (; Leopardus pardalis) is a small wild cat native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central and South America. This medium-sized cat is characterized by solid black spots and streaks on its coat, round ears, and white neck and undersides. It weighs between 8 and 15.5 kg (18 and 34 lb) and reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Two subspecies are recognized: L. p. pardalis and L. p. mitis.Typically active during twilight and at night, the ocelot tends to be solitary and territorial. It is efficient at climbing, leaping and swimming. It preys on small terrestrial mammals, such as armadillo, opossum and lagomorphs. Both sexes become sexually mature at around two years of age; they can breed throughout the year, though the peak mating season varies geographically. After a gestation period of two to three months, the female gives birth to a litter of one to three kittens. They stay with their mother for up to two years, after which they leave to establish their own territories.The ocelot prefers areas with dense vegetation cover, high prey availability, and proximity to water sources. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, and is threatened by habitat destruction, hunting and traffic accidents. Populations are decreasing in many parts of its range. The association of the ocelot with humans dates back to the Aztec and Incan civilizations; it has occasionally been owned as a pet.
Animals of the same family as a Ocelot
We found other animals of the Felidae family:
- Jaguarundi bringing 6.88 kilos (15.17 lbs) to the scale
- Iberian lynx bringing 11.08 kilos (24.43 lbs) to the scale
- Snow leopard bringing 32.5 kilos (71.65 lbs) to the scale
- Asian golden cat bringing 7.73 kilos (17.04 lbs) to the scale
- Flat-headed cat bringing 3.53 kilos (7.78 lbs) to the scale
- African golden cat bringing 11.29 kilos (24.89 lbs) to the scale
- Fishing cat bringing 8.83 kilos (19.47 lbs) to the scale
- Leopard bringing 52.4 kilos (115.52 lbs) to the scale
- Canada lynx bringing 9.73 kilos (21.45 lbs) to the scale
- Geoffroy’s cat bringing 2.73 kilos (6.02 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Ocelot
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Leopardus pardalis:
- Water deer with a weight of 12.73 kilos (28.06 lbs)
- Water chevrotain with a weight of 10.83 kilos (23.88 lbs)
- Barbary macaque with a weight of 11.49 kilos (25.33 lbs)
- Black-footed gray langur with a weight of 10.03 kilos (22.11 lbs)
- Siamang with a weight of 10.84 kilos (23.9 lbs)
- Northern plains gray langur with a weight of 12.64 kilos (27.87 lbs)
- Pacarana with a weight of 12.5 kilos (27.56 lbs)
- Pudú with a weight of 9.61 kilos (21.19 lbs)
- Red forest duiker with a weight of 12.36 kilos (27.25 lbs)
- Roosevelt’s muntjac with a weight of 10.76 kilos (23.72 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Ocelot
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Ocelot:
- Speke’s gazelle with a size of 88.5 cm (2′ 11″)
- Suni with a size of 59.9 cm (2′ 0″)
- Bornean orangutan with a size of 89 cm (3′ 0″)
- Mantled guereza with a size of 62.5 cm (2′ 1″)
- Red fox with a size of 62.9 cm (2′ 1″)
- Siamang with a size of 82.4 cm (2′ 9″)
- Gray fox with a size of 60.3 cm (2′ 0″)
- Chimpanzee with a size of 79.6 cm (2′ 8″)
- Mandrill with a size of 75.8 cm (2′ 6″)
- Siamang with a size of 82.4 cm (2′ 9″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Ocelot
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Ocelot:
- Tana River red colobus
- Whiskered bat
- Thomson’s gazelle
- Four-toed elephant shrew
- Javan slit-faced bat
- Franquet’s epauletted fruit bat
- Common blossom bat
- Small dorcopsis
- Hamadryas baboon
- Western tree hyrax
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Ocelot
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Ocelot:
- Matschie’s tree-kangaroo with an average maximal age of 23.83 years
- Black-fronted duiker with an average maximal age of 19.67 years
- Platypus with an average maximal age of 22 years
- Fossa (animal) with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Lesser kudu with an average maximal age of 18.92 years
- Celebes crested macaque with an average maximal age of 18 years
- False killer whale with an average maximal age of 22 years
- Commerson’s dolphin with an average maximal age of 18 years
- Finless porpoise with an average maximal age of 23 years
- Senegal bushbaby with an average maximal age of 17 years