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Bushy-tailed woodrat size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea) reaches an average size of 20.9 cm (0′ 9″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 286 grams (0.63 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 14 grams (0.03 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Bushy-tailed woodrats have 3 babies about 1 times per year. The Bushy-tailed woodrat (genus: Neotoma) 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.

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The bushy-tailed woodrat, or packrat (Neotoma cinerea) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Canada and the United States.Its natural habitats are boreal forests, temperate forests, dry savanna, temperate shrubland, and temperate grassland.The bushy-tailed woodrat is the original “pack rat”, the species in which the trading habit is most pronounced. It has a strong preference for shiny objects and will drop whatever it may be carrying in favor of a coin or a spoon.

Animals of the same family as a Bushy-tailed woodrat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Bushy-tailed woodrat

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Bushy-tailed woodrat

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

Animals with the same weight as a Bushy-tailed woodrat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Neotoma cinerea: