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Fat mouse size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Fat mouse (Steatomys pratensis) reaches an average size of 5.8 cm (0′ 3″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 34 grams (0.07 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 1 grams (0 lbs). A Fat mouse has 3 babies at once. The Fat mouse (genus: Steatomys) 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 fat mouse (Steatomys pratensis) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Animals of the same family as a Fat mouse

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Fat mouse

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Fat mouse

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

Animals with the same weight as a Fat mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Steatomys pratensis: