It is hard to guess what a Rothschild’s porcupine weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Rothschild’s porcupine (Coendou rothschildi) on average weights 2 kg (4.41 lbs).
The Rothschild’s porcupine is from the family Erethizontidae (genus: Coendou). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 46.9 cm (1′ 7″).
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.
Rothschild’s porcupine, Coendou rothschildi, is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae.It is usually considered endemic to Panama. A population in western Ecuador belongs either to this species or to Coendou bicolor. Because of the confusion over its taxonomic status and because its ecology is little known, the IUCN has listed its conservation status as “data deficient”.
Animals of the same family as a Rothschild’s porcupine
We found other animals of the Erethizontidae family:
- Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine with a weight of 751 grams
- Black dwarf porcupine bringing 3 kilos (6.61 lbs) to the scale
- Brown hairy dwarf porcupine with a weight of 736 grams
- Brazilian porcupine bringing 4.12 kilos (9.08 lbs) to the scale
- Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine bringing 2 kilos (4.41 lbs) to the scale
- Black dwarf porcupine bringing 3 kilos (6.61 lbs) to the scale
- Bahia porcupine with a weight of 999 grams
- Bicolored-spined porcupine bringing 4.49 kilos (9.9 lbs) to the scale
- Black-tailed hairy dwarf porcupine bringing 1.9 kilos (4.19 lbs) to the scale
- Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine bringing 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Rothschild’s porcupine
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Coendou rothschildi:
- Meller’s mongoose with a weight of 2.24 kilos (4.94 lbs)
- African palm civet with a weight of 2.17 kilos (4.78 lbs)
- Smith’s red rock hare with a weight of 2.25 kilos (4.96 lbs)
- Central American agouti with a weight of 2.31 kilos (5.09 lbs)
- Jameson’s red rock hare with a weight of 2.38 kilos (5.25 lbs)
- Gambian mongoose with a weight of 1.64 kilos (3.62 lbs)
- Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine with a weight of 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs)
- Striped hog-nosed skunk with a weight of 2.01 kilos (4.43 lbs)
- Beech marten with a weight of 1.67 kilos (3.68 lbs)
- Aquatic genet with a weight of 1.65 kilos (3.64 lbs)