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Elegant water shrew size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Elegant water shrew (Nectogale elegans) reaches an average size of 10.9 cm (0′ 5″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 38 grams (0.08 lbs). The Elegant water shrew (genus: Nectogale) is a member of the family Soricidae.

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 elegant water shrew (Nectogale elegans) is a species of mammal in the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Nectogale. It lives in Sikkim and China.

Animals of the same family as a Elegant water shrew

We found other animals of the Soricidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Elegant water shrew

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

Animals with the same weight as a Elegant water shrew

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Nectogale elegans: