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Plateau pika size: How big do they get?

How big does a Plateau pika get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) reaches an average size of 17 cm (0′ 7″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 160 grams (0.35 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 11 grams (0.02 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Plateau pikas have 4 babies about 3 times per year. The Plateau pika (genus: Ochotona) is a member of the family Ochotonidae.

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.

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The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae), also known as the black-lipped pika, is a species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae.It is a small diurnal and non-hibernating mammal weighing about 140 g when fully grown. The animals are reddish tan on the top-side with more of a whitish yellow on their under-belly.They prefer to live in elevations of 3,100 to 5,000 m, mostly in the Tibetan Plateau, which is where the common name originates from. The species is found in China, Pakistan, India, and Nepal in high alpine deserts, steppe and meadows, as well as tropical and subtropical montane forests.

Animals of the same family as a Plateau pika

We found other animals of the Ochotonidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Plateau pika

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Plateau pika:

Animals with the same litter size as a Plateau pika

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a Plateau pika:

Animals with the same weight as a Plateau pika

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Ochotona curzoniae: