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Drouhard’s shrew tenrec size: How big do they get?

How big does a Drouhard’s shrew tenrec get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Drouhard’s shrew tenrec (Microgale drouhardi) reaches an average size of 7.3 cm (0′ 3″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 10 grams (0.02 lbs). The Drouhard’s shrew tenrec (genus: Microgale) is a member of the family Tenrecidae.

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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Drouhard’s shrew tenrec (Microgale drouhardi), also known as the striped shrew tenrec, is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Animals of the same family as a Drouhard’s shrew tenrec

We found other animals of the Tenrecidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Drouhard’s shrew tenrec

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

Animals with the same weight as a Drouhard’s shrew tenrec

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Microgale drouhardi: