Categories
Animal Size

Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil size: How big do they get?

How big does a Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus vallinus) reaches an average size of 9.8 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 35 grams (0.08 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 2 grams (0 lbs). A Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil has 3 babies at once. The Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil (genus: Gerbillurus) 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 bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus vallinus) is a species of gerbil found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, temperate grassland, and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Animals of the same family as a Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil:

Animals with the same litter size as a Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil:

Animals with the same weight as a Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Gerbillurus vallinus: