It is hard to guess what a Yarkand hare weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Yarkand hare (Lepus yarkandensis) on average weights 1.47 kg (3.23 lbs).
The Yarkand hare is from the family Leporidae (genus: Lepus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 39 cm (1′ 4″). On average, Yarkand hares 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 Yarkand hare (Lepus yarkandensis) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It has soft, straight, sandy brown dorsal pelage which has grayish-black stripes, and completely white ventral pelage. Endemic to China, the Yarkand hare is restricted to the Tarim Basin in Southern Xinjiang, China. It is mainly nocturnal, and forages on grass and crops. The female produces two or three litters annually, each consisting of two to five young. It is rated as near threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species and by the Red List of China’s Vertebrates. However, Chinese geneticists have stated the species is “endangered” due to limited habitat and its fragmentation, and over-hunting and poaching.
Animals of the same family as a Yarkand hare
We found other animals of the Leporidae family:
- White-sided jackrabbit bringing 2.61 kilos (5.75 lbs) to the scale
- Riverine rabbit bringing 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs) to the scale
- Tapeti with a weight of 988 grams
- Marsh rabbit bringing 1.36 kilos (3 lbs) to the scale
- Ethiopian highland hare bringing 2.77 kilos (6.11 lbs) to the scale
- Jameson’s red rock hare bringing 2.38 kilos (5.25 lbs) to the scale
- Eastern cottontail bringing 1.21 kilos (2.67 lbs) to the scale
- Black-tailed jackrabbit bringing 2.42 kilos (5.34 lbs) to the scale
- San José brush rabbit with a size of 29.4 cm (1′ 0″)
- Swamp rabbit bringing 2.14 kilos (4.72 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Yarkand hare
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lepus yarkandensis:
- Brazilian three-banded armadillo with a weight of 1.49 kilos (3.28 lbs)
- Eastern cottontail with a weight of 1.21 kilos (2.67 lbs)
- Sable with a weight of 1.17 kilos (2.58 lbs)
- Monjon with a weight of 1.26 kilos (2.78 lbs)
- Northern olingo with a weight of 1.25 kilos (2.76 lbs)
- Greater bilby with a weight of 1.23 kilos (2.71 lbs)
- Red acouchi with a weight of 1.25 kilos (2.76 lbs)
- Clara’s echymipera with a weight of 1.2 kilos (2.65 lbs)
- Indian grey mongoose with a weight of 1.31 kilos (2.89 lbs)
- Aquatic genet with a weight of 1.65 kilos (3.64 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Yarkand hare
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Yarkand hare:
- Riverine rabbit with a size of 43 cm (1′ 5″)
- Allen’s swamp monkey with a size of 45.9 cm (1′ 7″)
- Angolan talapoin with a size of 35.5 cm (1′ 2″)
- Striped skunk with a size of 40 cm (1′ 4″)
- Ruddy mongoose with a size of 40.7 cm (1′ 5″)
- Cream-coloured giant squirrel with a size of 34.3 cm (1′ 2″)
- Cozumel raccoon with a size of 42.8 cm (1′ 5″)
- White-nosed saki with a size of 44 cm (1′ 6″)
- Dice’s cottontail with a size of 37.4 cm (1′ 3″)
- Rio Tapajós saki with a size of 39.9 cm (1′ 4″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Yarkand hare
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Yarkand hare: