How big does a Plains viscacha get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus) reaches an average size of 52.4 cm (1′ 9″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 9.33 years, they grow from 196 grams (0.43 lbs) to 4.66 kg (10.27 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Plains viscachas have 1 babies about 1 times per year. The Plains viscacha (genus: Lagostomus) is a member of the family Chinchillidae.
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 plains viscacha or plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a species of viscacha, a rodent in the family Chinchillidae. It is the only living species within the genus Lagostomus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The plains viscacha is the largest species in its family. They construct elaborate burrows that house successive colonies for decades.The plains viscacha should not be confused with the plains viscacha rat.
Animals of the same family as a Plains viscacha
We found other animals of the Chinchillidae family:
- Wolffsohn’s viscacha bringing 2.68 kilos (5.91 lbs) to the scale
- Long-tailed chinchilla with a size of 30.5 cm (1′ 1″)
- Short-tailed chinchilla with a size of 30.5 cm (1′ 1″)
- Southern viscacha with 1 babies per litter
- Northern viscacha with a size of 34.2 cm (1′ 2″)
- Short-tailed chinchilla with a size of 30.5 cm (1′ 1″)
Animals with the same size as a Plains viscacha
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Plains viscacha:
- Crab-eating macaque with a size of 51.5 cm (1′ 9″)
- Mexican cottontail with a size of 43.5 cm (1′ 6″)
- Scrub hare with a size of 49.5 cm (1′ 8″)
- Tonkin snub-nosed monkey with a size of 56.9 cm (1′ 11″)
- Rhesus macaque with a size of 55.5 cm (1′ 10″)
- Thick-spined porcupine with a size of 54.2 cm (1′ 10″)
- Steppe polecat with a size of 43.5 cm (1′ 6″)
- Black-crested Sumatran langur with a size of 50.4 cm (1′ 8″)
- Tenkile with a size of 61.6 cm (2′ 1″)
- Common genet with a size of 55.4 cm (1′ 10″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Plains viscacha
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Plains viscacha:
- Striped bandicoot
- Sitatunga
- Red giant flying squirrel
- Shiny guinea pig
- Beira (antelope)
- Tana River mangabey
- Greater spot-nosed monkey
- Dwarf brocket
- Western brush wallaby
- Gee’s golden langur
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Plains viscacha
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Plains viscacha:
- White-lined broad-nosed bat with an average maximal age of 10.17 years
- Blanford’s fox with an average maximal age of 10 years
- Congo rope squirrel with an average maximal age of 9.5 years
- Short-tailed chinchilla with an average maximal age of 10 years
- Eastern pygmy possum with an average maximal age of 8 years
- Greater hedgehog tenrec with an average maximal age of 10.5 years
- Philippine porcupine with an average maximal age of 9.5 years
- Northern treeshrew with an average maximal age of 10 years
- Common ringtail possum with an average maximal age of 8 years
- Rufous rat-kangaroo with an average maximal age of 8 years
Animals with the same weight as a Plains viscacha
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lagostomus maximus:
- Tammar wallaby with a weight of 5.28 kilos (11.64 lbs)
- Diana monkey with a weight of 4.36 kilos (9.61 lbs)
- Bicolored-spined porcupine with a weight of 4.49 kilos (9.9 lbs)
- Tibetan sand fox with a weight of 5.54 kilos (12.21 lbs)
- Pagai Island macaque with a weight of 4.53 kilos (9.99 lbs)
- Brazilian porcupine with a weight of 4.12 kilos (9.08 lbs)
- Sechuran fox with a weight of 4.23 kilos (9.33 lbs)
- Pampas fox with a weight of 4.54 kilos (10.01 lbs)
- Blue duiker with a weight of 4.86 kilos (10.71 lbs)
- European hare with a weight of 3.82 kilos (8.42 lbs)