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Desert mouse size: How big do they get?

How big does a Desert mouse get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor) reaches an average size of 8.8 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 37 grams (0.08 lbs). A Desert mouse has 3 babies at once. The Desert mouse (genus: Pseudomys) 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.

The average adult size of a Desert mouse is  (0' 4

The desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor), also known as the brown desert mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Australia. The first desert mouse specimen was collected by Australian zoologist Gerard Krefft on the Blandowski Expedition in 1856-57, between Gol Gol Creek and the Darling River.

Animals of the same family as a Desert mouse

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Desert mouse

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Desert mouse:

Animals with the same litter size as a Desert mouse

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Desert mouse:

Animals with the same weight as a Desert mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pseudomys desertor: