How big does a Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys fulgens) reaches an average size of 14.7 cm (0′ 6″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). The Seram long-tailed 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.
The Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys fulgens), also known as the Seram long-tailed melomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only on the south coast of the island of Seram in Indonesia. At one time it was thought to be a subspecies of the white-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys leucogaster) but was subsequently raised to full species level. It differs from that species in having a much longer, scale-free tail with a calloused tip which is likely to be prehensile and used while climbing trees.The IUCN has insufficient information on which to assess its conservation status so it is listed as “data deficient”.
Animals of the same family as a Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Naked-eared deer mouse with a weight of 40 grams
- Oyapock’s fish-eating rat with a weight of 47 grams
- Tristram’s jird with 5 babies per litter
- White-footed climbing mouse with a weight of 40 grams
- Andean mouse with 2 babies per litter
- Taczanowski’s Oldfield mouse with a weight of 77 grams
- Fulvous harvest mouse with a size of 6.6 cm (0′ 3″)
- Western water rat with a size of 15.1 cm (0′ 6″)
- Brush mouse with 3 babies per litter
- Pleasant bolo mouse with a weight of 27 grams
Animals with the same size as a Seram long-tailed 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 Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat:
- Long-tailed mouse with a size of 12.8 cm (0′ 6″)
- Lesser hedgehog tenrec with a size of 16 cm (0′ 7″)
- Chiapan deer mouse with a size of 14 cm (0′ 6″)
- Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat with a size of 11.9 cm (0′ 5″)
- Reddish tuco-tuco with a size of 16.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Gray mouse lemur with a size of 14 cm (0′ 6″)
- Tiny tuco-tuco with a size of 15.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat with a size of 16.2 cm (0′ 7″)
- Coast mole with a size of 12.3 cm (0′ 5″)
- Hastings River mouse with a size of 16 cm (0′ 7″)