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Giant white-tailed rat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Giant white-tailed rat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Giant white-tailed rat (Uromys caudimaculatus) reaches an average size of 28.3 cm (1′ 0″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 644 grams (1.42 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 20 grams (0.04 lbs). A Giant white-tailed rat has 2 babies at once. The Giant white-tailed rat (genus: Uromys) 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 giant white-tailed rat (Uromys caudimaculatus) is an Australian rodent native to tropical rainforest of north Queensland, with subspecies occurring in New Guinea and the Aru Islands. It is one of the largest rodents in Australia, reaching up to 1 kg in weight, is grey-brown above, cream to white below, and has a long, naked tail of which the distal section is white (Moore 1995).Breeding commences in September or October, peaking in December and January at the height of the wet season. After a gestation of 36 days, a litter of two to three (rarely four) young are born, and remain with the mother for approximately three months (Moore 1995).

Animals of the same family as a Giant white-tailed rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Giant white-tailed rat

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Giant white-tailed rat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Giant white-tailed rat:

Animals with the same weight as a Giant white-tailed rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Uromys caudimaculatus: