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Round-tailed ground squirrel size: How big do they get?

How big does a Round-tailed ground squirrel get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Round-tailed ground squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus) reaches an average size of 15.5 cm (0′ 7″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 148 grams (0.33 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 3 grams (0.01 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Round-tailed ground squirrels have 6 babies about 1 times per year. The Round-tailed ground squirrel (genus: Spermophilus) is a member of the family Sciuridae.

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 Round-tailed ground squirrel is (0' 7

The round-tailed ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus), known as “Ardillón cola redonda” in Spanish, live in the desert of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. They are called “ground squirrels” because they burrow in loose soil, often under mesquite trees and creosote bushes.

Animals of the same family as a Round-tailed ground squirrel

We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Round-tailed ground squirrel

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Round-tailed ground squirrel:

Animals with the same litter size as a Round-tailed ground squirrel

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (6) as a Round-tailed ground squirrel:

Animals with the same weight as a Round-tailed ground squirrel

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Spermophilus tereticaudus: