It is hard to guess what a Moon-toothed degu weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Moon-toothed degu (Octodon lunatus) on average weights 200 grams (0.44 lbs).
The Moon-toothed degu is from the family Octodontidae (genus: Octodon). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 28 cm (1′ 0″).
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 moon-toothed degu (Octodon lunatus) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is endemic to Chile, occurring in mountainous areas along the Pacific coast in the central part of the country.
Animals of the same family as a Moon-toothed degu
We found other animals of the Octodontidae family:
- Bridges’s degu with a weight of 162 grams
- Plains viscacha rat with a weight of 86 grams
- Coruro with a weight of 101 grams
- Mountain viscacha rat with a weight of 124 grams
- Mountain degu with a weight of 154 grams
- Sage’s rock rat with a weight of 96 grams
- Common degu with a weight of 203 grams
- Chilean rock rat with a weight of 130 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Moon-toothed degu
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Octodon lunatus:
- Indian hedgehog bringing 171 grams to the scale
- Saharan striped polecat bringing 218 grams to the scale
- Plateau pika bringing 160 grams to the scale
- Dusky bushbaby bringing 213 grams to the scale
- Strong tuco-tuco bringing 233 grams to the scale
- Four-striped ground squirrel bringing 180 grams to the scale
- Desert pocket gopher bringing 206 grams to the scale
- Shipton’s mountain cavy bringing 185 grams to the scale
- Mira climbing rat bringing 184 grams to the scale
- Large mosaic-tailed rat bringing 210 grams to the scale