It is hard to guess what a Yellow-spotted rock hyrax weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Yellow-spotted rock hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) on average weights 2.45 kg (5.41 lbs).
The Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is from the family Procaviidae (genus: Heterohyrax). It is usually born with about 225 grams (0.5 lbs). They can live for up to 14 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 46.9 cm (1′ 7″). On average, Yellow-spotted rock hyraxs can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 1.
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.
Heterohyrax brucei, more commonly known as the yellow-spotted rock hyrax or bush hyrax, is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Southern Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Northern South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas. Hyrax comes from the Greek word ὕραξ, or shrew-mouse.
Animals of the same family as a Yellow-spotted rock hyrax
We found other animals of the Procaviidae family:
- Southern tree hyrax bringing 3.18 kilos (7.01 lbs) to the scale
- Southern tree hyrax bringing 2.71 kilos (5.97 lbs) to the scale
- Heterohyrax antineae with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Western 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 Yellow-spotted rock hyrax
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Heterohyrax brucei:
- Yunnan hare with a weight of 2.02 kilos (4.45 lbs)
- Wedge-capped capuchin with a weight of 2.79 kilos (6.15 lbs)
- Common brown lemur with a weight of 2.38 kilos (5.25 lbs)
- Hoary marmot with a weight of 2.25 kilos (4.96 lbs)
- Large bamboo rat with a weight of 2.5 kilos (5.51 lbs)
- Aye-aye with a weight of 2.74 kilos (6.04 lbs)
- South African springhare with a weight of 2.55 kilos (5.62 lbs)
- Black lemur with a weight of 2.48 kilos (5.47 lbs)
- Red-bellied lemur with a weight of 2.03 kilos (4.48 lbs)
- Ground cuscus with a weight of 2.6 kilos (5.73 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Yellow-spotted rock hyrax
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Yellow-spotted rock hyrax:
- Burmese ferret-badger with a size of 39.9 cm (1′ 4″)
- European wildcat with a size of 50 cm (1′ 8″)
- White-fronted surili with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
- Korean hare with a size of 46.5 cm (1′ 7″)
- De Vis’s woolly rat with a size of 40.6 cm (1′ 4″)
- Diademed sifaka with a size of 50.1 cm (1′ 8″)
- Arabian gazelle with a size of 50 cm (1′ 8″)
- Blanford’s fox with a size of 42.7 cm (1′ 5″)
- Golden-crowned sifaka with a size of 47.5 cm (1′ 7″)
- Brown howler with a size of 51.5 cm (1′ 9″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Yellow-spotted rock hyrax
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Yellow-spotted rock hyrax:
- Long-fingered triok
- Atlantic bamboo rat
- Black bearded saki
- Proserpine rock-wallaby
- Aberdare mole shrew
- Sunda pangolin
- Urial
- Broad-toothed mouse
- Tree bat
- Sumatran rhinoceros
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Yellow-spotted rock hyrax
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Yellow-spotted rock hyrax:
- Giant armadillo with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Red brocket with an average maximal age of 13.75 years
- Zebra duiker with an average maximal age of 12.17 years
- Yellow mongoose with an average maximal age of 15.17 years
- European hedgehog with an average maximal age of 14 years
- Günther’s dik-dik with an average maximal age of 14 years
- Crab-eating fox with an average maximal age of 11.5 years
- Striped skunk with an average maximal age of 12.92 years
- Red forest duiker with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Yellow-throated marten with an average maximal age of 14 years