It is hard to guess what a Spectacled dormouse weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Spectacled dormouse (Graphiurus ocularis) on average weights 68 grams (0.15 lbs).
The Spectacled dormouse is from the family Myoxidae (genus: Graphiurus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 7.5 cm (0′ 3″). On average, Spectacled dormouses can have babies 2 times per year with a litter size of 5.
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.
The spectacled dormouse or namtap (Graphiurus ocularis) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae, and one of four dormouse species endemic to South Africa.It has a bushy, squirrel-like tail, a fairly short muzzle, small ears and soft fur. Its face is marked with white and grey, with dark rings (spectacles) around its eyes. Its cheeks, underparts and the upper surfaces of its paws are white. Its tail is also usually tipped with white.Its distribution is restricted to the Cederberg in western South Africa, and it is associated with rocky habitats, as well as trees and outbuildings. It is nocturnal and an agile climber. Its diet consists primarily of seeds, other plant material and invertebrates.
Animals of the same family as a Spectacled dormouse
We found other animals of the Myoxidae family:
- Garden dormouse with a weight of 115 grams
- Kellen’s dormouse with 5 babies per litter
- Jentink’s dormouse with 3 babies per litter
- Edible dormouse with a weight of 128 grams
- Woolly dormouse with a weight of 25 grams
- Forest dormouse with a weight of 29 grams
- Chinese dormouse with a weight of 31 grams
- Silent dormouse with 5 babies per litter
- Hazel dormouse with a weight of 29 grams
- Rock dormouse with a weight of 46 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Spectacled dormouse
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Graphiurus ocularis:
- Grassland mosaic-tailed rat bringing 71 grams to the scale
- Aegialomys xanthaeolus bringing 79 grams to the scale
- Red rock rat bringing 81 grams to the scale
- Handleyomys intectus bringing 60 grams to the scale
- Marmoset rat bringing 70 grams to the scale
- Prince Demidoff’s bushbaby bringing 67 grams to the scale
- Ashy-bellied Oldfield mouse bringing 77 grams to the scale
- Unicolored Oldfield mouse bringing 77 grams to the scale
- Chelemys macronyx bringing 72 grams to the scale
- Northern collared lemming bringing 58 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Spectacled dormouse
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (5) as a Spectacled dormouse: