It is hard to guess what a Transandinomys bolivaris weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Transandinomys bolivaris (Oryzomys bolivaris) on average weights 60 grams (0.13 lbs).
The Transandinomys bolivaris is from the family Muridae (genus: Oryzomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 11.6 cm (0′ 5″). Usually, Transandinomys bolivariss have 3 babies per litter.
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.
Transandinomys bolivaris, also known as the long-whiskered rice rat, is a rodent in the genus Transandinomys. It is found in humid forest from northeastern Honduras to western Ecuador, up to 1,800 m (5,900 ft) above sea level. Since it was first described in 1901 from Ecuador, six scientific names have been introduced for it, but their common identity was not documented until 1998 and the species has long been known under the name Oryzomys bombycinus, described from Panama in 1912. The name Oryzomys bolivaris was used before it was moved to the new genus Transandinomys with Transandinomys talamancae (formerly Oryzomys talamancae) in 2006.It is a medium-sized rice rat distinguished by its very long vibrissae (whiskers)—those above the eyes are up to 50 mm (2 in) long. The fur, which is soft and dense, is usually dark brown above and light gray below; it is darker in juveniles. The feet are long and the tail is about as long as the head and body. The skull is narrow and has a broad interorbital region (between the eyes). The species generally lives on the ground. Although it is rare, its conservation status is thought to be secure.
Animals of the same family as a Transandinomys bolivaris
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Eurasian harvest mouse with a weight of 7 grams
- Gleaning mouse with a weight of 35 grams
- Handleyomys melanotis with a weight of 50 grams
- Four-striped grass mouse with a weight of 40 grams
- Sumichrast’s harvest mouse with a weight of 19 grams
- Bavarian pine vole with a size of 9.8 cm (0′ 4″)
- Natal multimammate mouse with a weight of 49 grams
- Manus Island mosaic-tailed rat with a weight of 144 grams
- Gregarious short-tailed rat with a weight of 92 grams
- Alpine woolly rat bringing 2.04 kilos (4.5 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Transandinomys bolivaris
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Oryzomys bolivaris:
- Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat bringing 62 grams to the scale
- Dark-tailed tree rat bringing 71 grams to the scale
- Angolan rousette bringing 68 grams to the scale
- Highland brush mouse bringing 54 grams to the scale
- Arrow flying squirrel bringing 49 grams to the scale
- Malayan water shrew bringing 55 grams to the scale
- Smoky mouse bringing 68 grams to the scale
- Ungava collared lemming bringing 57 grams to the scale
- Pygmy treeshrew bringing 70 grams to the scale
- Gulf Coast kangaroo rat bringing 49 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a Transandinomys bolivaris
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Transandinomys bolivaris:
- Meadow vole with a size of 11.8 cm (0′ 5″)
- Somali hedgehog with a size of 12.9 cm (0′ 6″)
- Brazilian slender opossum with a size of 12.5 cm (0′ 5″)
- Malayan water shrew with a size of 10.3 cm (0′ 5″)
- Desert kangaroo rat with a size of 13.8 cm (0′ 6″)
- Père David’s mole with a size of 13.9 cm (0′ 6″)
- Greater Egyptian gerbil with a size of 10.1 cm (0′ 4″)
- Smoky mouse with a size of 11.3 cm (0′ 5″)
- Common fat-tailed mouse opossum with a size of 9.4 cm (0′ 4″)
- Narrow-faced kangaroo rat with a size of 12.6 cm (0′ 5″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Transandinomys bolivaris
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Transandinomys bolivaris: