It is hard to guess what a Plate-toothed giant hutia weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Plate-toothed giant hutia (Elasmodontomys obliquus) on average weights 13.7 kg (30.2 lbs).
The Plate-toothed giant hutia is from the family Heptaxodontidae (genus: Elasmodontomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 61.4 cm (2′ 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 plate-toothed giant hutia (Elasmodontomys obliquus) is an extinct species of rodent in the family Heptaxodontidae. It is monotypic within the genus Elasmodontomys. It was found in Puerto Rico.The rodent is thought to have weighed 13 kilograms (29 lb) and survived for at least 2000 years before humans colonised Puerto Rico.
Animals with the same weight as a Plate-toothed giant hutia
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Elasmodontomys obliquus:
- Hamadryas baboon with a weight of 14.97 kilos (33 lbs)
- Saudi gazelle with a weight of 16 kilos (35.27 lbs)
- Yellow baboon with a weight of 15.82 kilos (34.88 lbs)
- African civet with a weight of 12.09 kilos (26.65 lbs)
- European badger with a weight of 11.89 kilos (26.21 lbs)
- Red-flanked duiker with a weight of 12.06 kilos (26.59 lbs)
- Ocelot with a weight of 11.89 kilos (26.21 lbs)
- Binturong with a weight of 13 kilos (28.66 lbs)
- Coyote with a weight of 12 kilos (26.46 lbs)
- Capped langur with a weight of 11.21 kilos (24.71 lbs)