It is hard to guess what a Western tree hyrax weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis) on average weights 3.18 kg (7 lbs).
The Western tree hyrax is from the family Procaviidae (genus: Dendrohyrax). It is usually born with about 200 grams (0.44 lbs). They can live for up to 10 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 49.9 cm (1′ 8″). Usually, Western tree hyraxs have 1 babies per litter.
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 western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis), also called the western tree dassie or Beecroft’s tree hyrax, is a species of tree hyrax within the family Procaviidae. It can be distinguished from other hyraxes by short coarse fur, presence of white patch of fur beneath the chin, lack of hair on the rostrum, and lower crowns of the cheek teeth compared to other members of the same genus.
Animals of the same family as a Western tree 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
- Rock hyrax bringing 2.95 kilos (6.5 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Western tree hyrax
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Dendrohyrax dorsalis:
- Dryas monkey with a weight of 2.78 kilos (6.13 lbs)
- Mountain hare with a weight of 3.11 kilos (6.86 lbs)
- Lesser spot-nosed monkey with a weight of 3.24 kilos (7.14 lbs)
- Campbell’s mona monkey with a weight of 3.63 kilos (8 lbs)
- Asian palm civet with a weight of 3.2 kilos (7.05 lbs)
- Tufted capuchin with a weight of 2.76 kilos (6.08 lbs)
- Short-eared possum with a weight of 3.13 kilos (6.9 lbs)
- Northern naked-tailed armadillo with a weight of 3.74 kilos (8.25 lbs)
- Brown palm civet with a weight of 3.55 kilos (7.83 lbs)
- Crested mona monkey with a weight of 3.58 kilos (7.89 lbs)
Animals with the same litter size as a Western tree hyrax
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Western tree hyrax:
- Rusty pipistrelle
- Maxwell’s duiker
- Gray whale
- Naemorhedus sumatraensis
- Merriam’s pocket gopher
- Michoacan deer mouse
- Black-mantled tamarin
- Siamang
- Salt’s dik-dik
- Leschenault’s rousette
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Western tree hyrax
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Western tree hyrax:
- Bioko Allen’s bushbaby with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Horsfield’s tarsier with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Naked mole-rat with an average maximal age of 10 years
- Plantain squirrel with an average maximal age of 9.58 years
- Nathusius’s pipistrelle with an average maximal age of 8 years
- Asian small-clawed otter with an average maximal age of 10.08 years
- Short-tailed chinchilla with an average maximal age of 10 years
- Red-legged sun squirrel with an average maximal age of 8.83 years
- Ground cuscus with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Greater spear-nosed bat with an average maximal age of 10 years