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Long-tailed Talaud mosaic-tailed rat size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Long-tailed Talaud mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys talaudium) reaches an average size of 15.2 cm (0′ 6″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). The Long-tailed Talaud 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 long-tailed Talaud mosaic-tailed rat or the long-tailed Talaud melomys (Melomys talaudium) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is endemic to Karakelong and Salebabu in the Talaud Islands in Indonesia where it occurs in forest habitats. It is morphologically similar to the white-bellied mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys leucogaster) and was at one time considered to be a subspecies but is now recognised as a distinct species. The short-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys caurinus) is also present on the islands and the shorter tail of that species means that it is likely to be mainly terrestrial whereas M. talaudium is largely arboreal.The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the conservation status of the long-tailed Talaud mosaic-tailed rat as being “endangered” because its population size is thought to be decreasing, the natural forest on the islands is progressively being cleared, and the total area of occurrence of this species is around 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi).

Animals of the same family as a Long-tailed Talaud mosaic-tailed rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Long-tailed Talaud 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 Long-tailed Talaud mosaic-tailed rat: