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How old does a Dice’s cottontail get? (age expectancy)

What is the maximal age a Dice’s cottontail reaches?

An adult Dice’s cottontail (Sylvilagus dicei) usually gets as old as 9 years.

Dice’s cottontails are around 30 days in the womb of their mother. When born, they weight 1.58 kg (3.49 lbs) and measure 24 cm (0′ 10″). As a member of the Leporidae family (genus: Sylvilagus), their offspring is 4 babies per pregnancy. Fully grown, they reach a bodylength of 37.4 cm (1′ 3″).

As a reference: Usually, humans get as old as 100 years, with the average being around 75 years. After being carried in the belly of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks), they grow to an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) and weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual.

A Dice's cottontail gets as old as 9 years

Dice’s cottontail (Sylvilagus dicei) is a species of cottontail rabbit in the family Leporidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama, in páramo and cloud forest habitats.

Animals of the same family as a Dice’s cottontail

Not really brothers and sisters, but from the same biological family (Leporidae):

Animals that reach the same age as Dice’s cottontail

With an average age of 9 years, Dice’s cottontail are in good companionship of the following animals:

Animals with the same number of babies Dice’s cottontail

The same number of babies at once (4) are born by:

Animals as big as a Dice’s cottontail

Those animals grow as big as a Dice’s cottontail: