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Eastern white-eared giant rat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Eastern white-eared giant rat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Eastern white-eared giant rat (Hyomys goliath) reaches an average size of 33.9 cm (1′ 2″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 867 grams (1.91 lbs). A Eastern white-eared giant rat has 1 babies at once. The Eastern white-eared giant rat (genus: Hyomys) 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 eastern white-eared giant rat (Hyomys goliath) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Papua New Guinea.The species has been known to eat karuka nuts (Pandanus julianettii), and growers will put platforms or other obstacles on the trunks of the trees to keep the pests out.

Animals of the same family as a Eastern white-eared giant rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Eastern white-eared giant rat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Eastern white-eared giant rat:

Animals with the same litter size as a Eastern white-eared giant rat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Eastern white-eared giant rat:

Animals with the same weight as a Eastern white-eared giant rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Hyomys goliath: