It is hard to guess what a Long-tailed mouse weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Long-tailed mouse (Pseudomys higginsi) on average weights 63 grams (0.14 lbs).
The Long-tailed mouse is from the family Muridae (genus: Pseudomys). It is usually born with about 5 grams (0.01 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 12.8 cm (0′ 6″). On average, Long-tailed mouses can have babies 2 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 long-tailed mouse (Pseudomys higginsi) is a native Australian mammal in the Order Rodentia and the Family Muridae. It is found only on the island of Tasmania. The long-tailed mouse is an omnivore that feeds on insects and a range of plants. It is found in forested areas, particularly in sub-alpine scree, and may live in burrows.The species reaches a weight of about 70 grams. It is distinguished from other species by its two-tone tail, which is white on the underside and dark above. The tail is 1.3 times longer than the head and body combined. It is stipulated that P.higginsi uses its tail for balance while leaping in habitat such as boulder screes.Fossils of this species have been found in Cloggs Cave, Buchan in eastern Victoria and were identified by palaeontologist Jeanette Hope. The date for the remains based on C-14 dating were between 12-20,000 years old.
Animals of the same family as a Long-tailed mouse
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Moss-forest rat with a weight of 46 grams
- Marsh rice rat with a weight of 53 grams
- Ash-colored Oldfield mouse with a weight of 77 grams
- European pine vole with a weight of 17 grams
- Spinifex hopping mouse with a weight of 32 grams
- Southern grasshopper mouse with a weight of 21 grams
- Golden hamster with a weight of 98 grams
- Oryzomys couesi with a weight of 69 grams
- Holochilus chacarius with a weight of 204 grams
- Microryzomys minutus with a weight of 13 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Long-tailed mouse
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pseudomys higginsi:
- Western chestnut mouse bringing 70 grams to the scale
- Broad-striped dasyure bringing 53 grams to the scale
- Southern multimammate mouse bringing 53 grams to the scale
- Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat bringing 60 grams to the scale
- Dormouse tufted-tailed rat bringing 69 grams to the scale
- Nimba otter shrew bringing 69 grams to the scale
- Oryzomys gorgasi bringing 60 grams to the scale
- Julia Creek dunnart bringing 55 grams to the scale
- Coast mole bringing 61 grams to the scale
- Uinta chipmunk bringing 51 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a Long-tailed mouse
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Long-tailed mouse:
- Common rock rat with a size of 10.7 cm (0′ 5″)
- Edwards’s long-tailed giant rat with a size of 11.6 cm (0′ 5″)
- Broad-striped dasyure with a size of 12.9 cm (0′ 6″)
- Tschudi’s slender opossum with a size of 13.1 cm (0′ 6″)
- Yellow-necked mouse with a size of 10.3 cm (0′ 5″)
- Mindanao mountain rat with a size of 12.8 cm (0′ 6″)
- Southern bog lemming with a size of 10.5 cm (0′ 5″)
- Long-eared chipmunk with a size of 14 cm (0′ 6″)
- Fly River water rat with a size of 14.6 cm (0′ 6″)
- Long-nosed short-tailed opossum with a size of 13.9 cm (0′ 6″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Long-tailed mouse
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Long-tailed mouse: