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Bridges’s degu size: How big do they get?

How big does a Bridges’s degu get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Bridges’s degu (Octodon bridgesi) reaches an average size of 15.9 cm (0′ 7″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 162 grams (0.36 lbs). The Bridges’s degu (genus: Octodon) is a member of the family Octodontidae.

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.

Bridges’s degu (Octodon bridgesi) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile, most typically in southern Chile. The species was named after Thomas Bridges.

Animals of the same family as a Bridges’s degu

We found other animals of the Octodontidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Bridges’s degu

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Bridges’s degu:

Animals with the same weight as a Bridges’s degu

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Octodon bridgesi: