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Angoni vlei rat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Angoni vlei rat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Angoni vlei rat (Otomys angoniensis) reaches an average size of 15 cm (0′ 6″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 100 grams (0.22 lbs). A Angoni vlei rat has 2 babies at once. The Angoni vlei rat (genus: Otomys) 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 Angoni vlei rat (Otomys angoniensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are moist savanna, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and pastureland. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Animals of the same family as a Angoni vlei rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Angoni vlei rat

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Angoni vlei rat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Angoni vlei rat:

Animals with the same weight as a Angoni vlei rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Otomys angoniensis: