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Djoongari size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Djoongari (Pseudomys praeconis) reaches an average size of 10.6 cm (0′ 5″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 39 grams (0.09 lbs). A Djoongari has 3 babies at once. The Djoongari (genus: Pseudomys) 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.

Djoongari – Pseudomys fieldi – is a species of rodent in the murid family. The common names have included the Shark Bay and Alice Springs mouse. The range of the species in Australia has become restricted to four islands in the Shark Bay area. It was once found throughout the western two thirds of Australia but it suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans and feral animals. Its range was reduced to coastal sand dunes on Bernier Island, leaving it severely endangered. In 2003 the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) released some Shark Bay mice onto Faure Island in the hope of creating another population. Despite the presence of owls the reintroduction was successful and the population quickly grew to a larger size than that of Bernier Island, no longer leaving the species on the brink of extinction.

Animals of the same family as a Djoongari

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Djoongari

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Djoongari

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

Animals with the same weight as a Djoongari

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pseudomys praeconis: