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Goldman’s woodrat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Goldman’s woodrat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Goldman’s woodrat (Neotoma goldmani) reaches an average size of 14.5 cm (0′ 6″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 198 grams (0.44 lbs). A Goldman’s woodrat has 1 babies at once. The Goldman’s woodrat (genus: Neotoma) 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.

Goldman’s woodrat (Neotoma goldmani) is a rodent species in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Mexico throughout the Mexican Plateau, stretching from Southeast Chihuahua to South San Luis Potosi and North Queretaro. The plateau is an average 5,988 ft. above sea level and covers a land area of 232,388 sq. miles.N. goldmani is restricted to rocky and desert habitats and shelters itself in crevices. It exhibits a karyotype that qualifies it as a more primitive species than the N. mexicana.It is currently under no immediate threat, but has experienced a decrease in population due to habitat changes occurring throughout the Mexican Plateau area, a very highly populated area, which includes the states of Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi, Jalisco, and Mexico.

Animals of the same family as a Goldman’s woodrat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Goldman’s woodrat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Goldman’s woodrat:

Animals with the same litter size as a Goldman’s woodrat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Goldman’s woodrat:

Animals with the same weight as a Goldman’s woodrat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Neotoma goldmani: