How big does a Marsh rabbit get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) reaches an average size of 40.2 cm (1′ 4″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 1.36 kg (2.99 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Marsh rabbits have 2 babies about 6 times per year. The Marsh rabbit (genus: Sylvilagus) is a member of the family Leporidae.
As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.
The marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) is a small cottontail rabbit found in marshes and swamps of coastal regions of the Eastern and Southern United States. It is a strong swimmer and found only near regions of water. It is similar in appearance to the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) but is characterized by smaller ears, legs, and tail.
Animals of the same family as a Marsh rabbit
We found other animals of the Leporidae family:
- White-sided jackrabbit with a size of 48.8 cm (1′ 8″)
- Brush rabbit with a size of 30.4 cm (1′ 0″)
- Arctic hare with a size of 57.2 cm (1′ 11″)
- Hispid hare with a size of 46 cm (1′ 7″)
- Granada hare with a size of 45.9 cm (1′ 7″)
- Yarkand hare with a size of 39 cm (1′ 4″)
- Desert cottontail with a size of 32.5 cm (1′ 1″)
- Snowshoe hare with a size of 42.4 cm (1′ 5″)
- Manzano Mountain cottontail with a size of 38.5 cm (1′ 4″)
- Natal red rock hare with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
Animals with the same size as a Marsh rabbit
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Marsh rabbit:
- Angolan talapoin with a size of 35.5 cm (1′ 2″)
- Golden-backed uakari with a size of 40 cm (1′ 4″)
- Common opossum with a size of 40.2 cm (1′ 4″)
- Alpine woolly rat with a size of 44.2 cm (1′ 6″)
- David’s echymipera with a size of 37.6 cm (1′ 3″)
- Eastern white-eared giant rat with a size of 33.9 cm (1′ 2″)
- Woodlark cuscus with a size of 37.2 cm (1′ 3″)
- European rabbit with a size of 40 cm (1′ 4″)
- Slender mongoose with a size of 33 cm (1′ 1″)
- Eastern cottontail with a size of 37.2 cm (1′ 3″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Marsh rabbit
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Marsh rabbit:
- Brown hyena
- Lundomys
- Long-tailed pygmy possum
- Fresno kangaroo rat
- Yellow mongoose
- Tres Marías Island mouse
- Honey possum
- Cactus mouse
- Cape hare
- Small-toothed palm civet
Animals with the same weight as a Marsh rabbit
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Sylvilagus palustris:
- Tolai hare with a weight of 1.59 kilos (3.51 lbs)
- Malagasy giant rat with a weight of 1.18 kilos (2.6 lbs)
- Northern olingo with a weight of 1.2 kilos (2.65 lbs)
- Silvery greater galago with a weight of 1.58 kilos (3.48 lbs)
- Grizzled giant squirrel with a weight of 1.33 kilos (2.93 lbs)
- Angolan talapoin with a weight of 1.25 kilos (2.76 lbs)
- Giant golden-crowned flying fox with a weight of 1.09 kilos (2.4 lbs)
- Pichi with a weight of 1.49 kilos (3.28 lbs)
- Sunda flying lemur with a weight of 1.11 kilos (2.45 lbs)
- Indian grey mongoose with a weight of 1.31 kilos (2.89 lbs)