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Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys lorentzii) reaches an average size of 16.6 cm (0′ 7″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 150 grams (0.33 lbs). A Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat has 1 babies at once. The Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat (genus: Melomys) is a member of the family Muridae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat (Paramelomys lorentzii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.According to the Kalam people of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, it helps spread karuka seeds.

Animals of the same family as a Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat:

Animals with the same litter size as a Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat:

Animals with the same weight as a Lorentz’s mosaic-tailed rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Melomys lorentzii: