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Colombian weasel size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Colombian weasel (Mustela felipei) reaches an average size of 21.5 cm (0′ 9″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 211 grams (0.47 lbs). The Colombian weasel (genus: Mustela) is a member of the family Mustelidae.

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 Colombian weasel is  (0' 9

The Colombian weasel (Mustela felipei), also known as Don Felipe’s weasel, is a very rare species of weasel only known with certainty from the departments of Huila and Cauca in Colombia and nearby northern Ecuador (where it is only known from a single specimen). Both its scientific and alternative common name honours the mammalogist Philip “Don Felipe” Hershkovitz.It appears to be largely restricted to riparian habitats at an altitude of 1,100 to 2,700 m (3,600 to 8,900 ft). There is extensive deforestation within its limited distribution within the northern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador, and with less than 10 known specimens, it is probably the rarest carnivoran in South America. It is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.It is the second-smallest living carnivore on average, being only slightly larger than the least weasel (Mustela nivalis) and slightly smaller than the stoat or ermine (M. erminea). The upperparts and tail are blackish-brown, while the underparts are orange-buff.The first photo of a living specimen was taken by an amateur naturalist who found one trapped in his parents’ house in 2011. The weasel subsequently escaped to the outdoors.

Animals of the same family as a Colombian weasel

We found other animals of the Mustelidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Colombian weasel

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

Animals with the same weight as a Colombian weasel

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Mustela felipei: