It is hard to guess what a American shrew mole weights. But we have the answer:
An adult American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii) on average weights 9 grams (0.02 lbs).
The American shrew mole is from the family Talpidae (genus: Neurotrichus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 7.8 cm (0′ 4″). On average, American shrew moles can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 2.
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 American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii) is the smallest species of mole. It is the only living member of the genus Neurotrichus and the tribe Neurotrichini. It is also known as Gibb’s shrew mole and least shrew mole. It is not closely related to the Asian shrew mole (Uropsilus in Urotrichini). The reason that it is called a “shrew mole” instead of being called either a “shrew” or a “mole” is because of its fur, which is a characteristic of shrews and its large head and heavy dentition, which is characteristic of moles.
Animals of the same family as a American shrew mole
We found other animals of the Talpidae family:
- Chinese shrew mole with a weight of 16 grams
- Star-nosed mole with a weight of 48 grams
- Balkan mole with a weight of 70 grams
- Altai mole with a size of 16.9 cm (0′ 7″)
- Broad-footed mole with a weight of 61 grams
- Townsend’s mole with a weight of 70 grams
- Hairy-tailed mole with a weight of 51 grams
- Gansu mole with a size of 8.9 cm (0′ 4″)
- Sado mole with a weight of 131 grams
- Père David’s mole with a size of 14 cm (0′ 6″)
Animals with the same weight as a American shrew mole
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Neurotrichus gibbsii:
- Alpine shrew bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Pouched gerbil bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Temminck’s mouse bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Townsend’s big-eared bat bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Little pocket mouse bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Darling’s horseshoe bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Black-clawed brush-furred rat bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Chestnut long-tongued bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Orinoco sword-nosed bat bringing 9 grams to the scale
- Tasmanian pygmy possum bringing 8 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a American shrew mole
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as American shrew mole:
- Selangor pygmy flying squirrel with a size of 8.8 cm (0′ 4″)
- Tundra shrew with a size of 6.8 cm (0′ 3″)
- Siberian large-toothed shrew with a size of 7.1 cm (0′ 3″)
- Ash-grey mouse with a size of 8.9 cm (0′ 4″)
- European free-tailed bat with a size of 8.4 cm (0′ 4″)
- Cactus mouse with a size of 9.1 cm (0′ 4″)
- Campbell’s dwarf hamster with a size of 9.1 cm (0′ 4″)
- Lesser ranee mouse with a size of 6.5 cm (0′ 3″)
- Lesser bulldog bat with a size of 6.6 cm (0′ 3″)
- Cuban flower bat with a size of 6.3 cm (0′ 3″)
Animals with the same litter size as a American shrew mole
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a American shrew mole: