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Balochistan gerbil size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Balochistan gerbil (Gerbillus nanus) reaches an average size of 6.3 cm (0′ 3″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 25 grams (0.06 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Balochistan gerbils have 3 babies about 3 times per year. The Balochistan gerbil (genus: Gerbillus) 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 Balochistan gerbil is  (0' 3

The Balochistan gerbil or dwarf gerbil (Gerbillus nanus), is distributed mainly from Morocco across north Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East and western Asia. This is a common species with a wide distribution which faces no obvious threats, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of “least concern”.

Animals of the same family as a Balochistan gerbil

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Balochistan gerbil

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Balochistan gerbil

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

Animals with the same weight as a Balochistan gerbil

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Gerbillus nanus: