It is hard to guess what a Swamp rabbit weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) on average weights 2.14 kg (4.71 lbs).
The Swamp rabbit is from the family Leporidae (genus: Sylvilagus). It is usually born with about 55 grams (0.12 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 45.8 cm (1′ 7″). On average, Swamp rabbits can have babies 2 times per year with a litter size of 3.
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 swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus), or swamp hare, is a large cottontail rabbit found in the swamps and wetlands of the southern United States. Other common names for the swamp rabbit include marsh rabbit and cane-cutter. The species has a strong preference for wet areas, and it will take to the water and swim.
Animals of the same family as a Swamp rabbit
We found other animals of the Leporidae family:
- Desert cottontail with a weight of 882 grams
- Volcano rabbit with a weight of 465 grams
- Natal red rock hare bringing 2.42 kilos (5.34 lbs) to the scale
- European hare bringing 3.82 kilos (8.42 lbs) to the scale
- Mountain cottontail with a weight of 803 grams
- Black-tailed jackrabbit bringing 2.42 kilos (5.34 lbs) to the scale
- White-sided jackrabbit bringing 2.61 kilos (5.75 lbs) to the scale
- African savanna hare bringing 1.77 kilos (3.9 lbs) to the scale
- Korean hare with a size of 46.5 cm (1′ 7″)
- Black jackrabbit bringing 1.27 kilos (2.8 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Swamp rabbit
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Sylvilagus aquaticus:
- Abyssinian hare with a weight of 2.02 kilos (4.45 lbs)
- Hoary bamboo rat with a weight of 2.45 kilos (5.4 lbs)
- Northern Luzon giant cloud rat with a weight of 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs)
- Hispid hare with a weight of 2.5 kilos (5.51 lbs)
- Cape hare with a weight of 2.05 kilos (4.52 lbs)
- Crested servaline genet with a weight of 1.86 kilos (4.1 lbs)
- Stripe-necked mongoose with a weight of 2.38 kilos (5.25 lbs)
- Woolly hare with a weight of 2.47 kilos (5.45 lbs)
- Burmese hare with a weight of 2.27 kilos (5 lbs)
- Black lemur with a weight of 2.48 kilos (5.47 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Swamp rabbit
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Swamp rabbit:
- European rabbit with a size of 40 cm (1′ 4″)
- White-bellied spider monkey with a size of 46 cm (1′ 7″)
- Asian palm civet with a size of 53.3 cm (1′ 9″)
- Robust cottontail with a size of 39.4 cm (1′ 4″)
- Yellow-spotted rock hyrax with a size of 46.9 cm (1′ 7″)
- Plains viscacha with a size of 52.4 cm (1′ 9″)
- Pale fox with a size of 43 cm (1′ 5″)
- Sunda stink badger with a size of 44.2 cm (1′ 6″)
- Southern pig-tailed macaque with a size of 51.3 cm (1′ 9″)
- Sable with a size of 45.1 cm (1′ 6″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Swamp rabbit
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Swamp rabbit: