It is hard to guess what a Rock hyrax weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) on average weights 2.95 kg (6.51 lbs).
The Rock hyrax is from the family Procaviidae (genus: Procavia). It is usually born with about 203 grams (0.45 lbs). They can live for up to 14 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 46.7 cm (1′ 7″). On average, Rock hyraxs can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 2.
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 rock hyrax (; Procavia capensis), also called Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, and (in the Bible) coney, is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal native to Africa and the Middle East. Commonly referred to in South Africa as the dassie (/dasiː/), it is one of the five living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only one in the genus Procavia.Rock hyraxes weigh between 4 kilograms (9 lb) and 5 kilograms (11 lb), and have short ears and tail.The rock hyrax is found at elevations up to 4,200 metres (13,800 ft) in habitats with rock crevices allowing it to escape from predators. It is the only extant terrestrial afrotherian in the Middle East. Hyraxes typically live in groups of 10–80 animals, and forage as a group. It has been reported to use sentries to warn of the approach of predators. Having incomplete thermoregulation, it is most active in the morning and evening, although its activity pattern varies substantially with season and climate.Over most of its range, the rock hyrax is not endangered, and in some areas is considered a minor pest. In Ethiopia, Israel and Jordan, it is a reservoir of the leishmaniasis parasite.Along with other hyrax species and the manatee, this species is the most closely related to the elephant.
Animals of the same family as a Rock hyrax
We found other animals of the Procaviidae family:
- Heterohyrax antineae with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Southern tree hyrax bringing 2.71 kilos (5.97 lbs) to the scale
- Yellow-spotted rock hyrax bringing 2.45 kilos (5.4 lbs) to the scale
- Southern tree hyrax bringing 3.18 kilos (7.01 lbs) to the scale
- Western tree hyrax bringing 3.18 kilos (7.01 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Rock hyrax
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Procavia capensis:
- Ground cuscus with a weight of 2.6 kilos (5.73 lbs)
- Cat with a weight of 2.88 kilos (6.35 lbs)
- Kalinowski’s agouti with a weight of 2.65 kilos (5.84 lbs)
- Margay with a weight of 3.27 kilos (7.21 lbs)
- Crescent nail-tail wallaby with a weight of 3.5 kilos (7.72 lbs)
- Stripe-necked mongoose with a weight of 2.38 kilos (5.25 lbs)
- Sanford’s brown lemur with a weight of 2.39 kilos (5.27 lbs)
- Long-tailed pangolin with a weight of 2.75 kilos (6.06 lbs)
- Leopard cat with a weight of 2.78 kilos (6.13 lbs)
- Flat-headed cat with a weight of 3.53 kilos (7.78 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Rock hyrax
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Rock hyrax:
- Pale-throated sloth with a size of 54.8 cm (1′ 10″)
- Celebes crested macaque with a size of 54.9 cm (1′ 10″)
- Grey-cheeked mangabey with a size of 51.9 cm (1′ 9″)
- Eastern falanouc with a size of 54.9 cm (1′ 10″)
- Javan surili with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
- Matschie’s tree-kangaroo with a size of 53.8 cm (1′ 10″)
- African brush-tailed porcupine with a size of 43.1 cm (1′ 5″)
- Bushy-tailed mongoose with a size of 44.6 cm (1′ 6″)
- Barbary macaque with a size of 54.9 cm (1′ 10″)
- Moustached guenon with a size of 52 cm (1′ 9″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Rock hyrax
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Rock hyrax:
- Spotted linsang
- Mexican small-eared shrew
- Eurasian lynx
- Lesser cane rat
- Cape genet
- Mexican woodrat
- Blanford’s rat
- American shrew mole
- Bobcat
- Giant otter shrew
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Rock hyrax
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Rock hyrax:
- Maxwell’s duiker with an average maximal age of 12.25 years
- Yellow-footed rock-wallaby with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Eastern bettong with an average maximal age of 11.75 years
- Silvery marmoset with an average maximal age of 16.75 years
- Dhole with an average maximal age of 16 years
- Heterohyrax antineae with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Common bent-wing bat with an average maximal age of 14 years
- Bioko Allen’s bushbaby with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Maxwell’s duiker with an average maximal age of 12.25 years
- Mexican free-tailed bat with an average maximal age of 15 years