It is hard to guess what a Santander dwarf squirrel weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Santander dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus santanderensis) on average weights 99 grams (0.22 lbs).
The Santander dwarf squirrel is from the family Sciuridae (genus: Microsciurus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 7.6 cm (0′ 3″).
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 Santander dwarf squirrel Microsciurus santanderensis is a small tree squirrel endemic to Colombia.
Animals of the same family as a Santander dwarf squirrel
We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:
- Red-tailed squirrel with a weight of 319 grams
- Utah prairie dog with a weight of 900 grams
- Eastern chipmunk with a size of 14.6 cm (0′ 6″)
- Mexican ground squirrel with a weight of 177 grams
- California chipmunk with a weight of 73 grams
- Red-cheeked flying squirrel with a weight of 118 grams
- Brooke’s squirrel with a weight of 114 grams
- Gray marmot with 5 babies per litter
- Bolivian squirrel with a weight of 190 grams
- White-tailed prairie dog with a weight of 964 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Santander dwarf squirrel
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Microsciurus santanderensis:
- Ghana rufous-nosed rat bringing 85 grams to the scale
- Kobe mole bringing 95 grams to the scale
- Amazon dwarf squirrel bringing 92 grams to the scale
- Gray-tailed narrow-headed rat bringing 85 grams to the scale
- Fringe-tailed gerbil bringing 95 grams to the scale
- Charming climbing mouse bringing 89 grams to the scale
- Crest-tailed mulgara bringing 100 grams to the scale
- Greater tree mouse bringing 105 grams to the scale
- Himalayan field rat bringing 100 grams to the scale
- Southern mole vole bringing 80 grams to the scale