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Greater mouse-deer size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Greater mouse-deer (Tragulus napu) reaches an average size of 56.2 cm (1′ 11″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 16.25 years, they grow from 373 grams (0.82 lbs) to 5.25 kg (11.58 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Greater mouse-deers have 1 babies about 1 times per year. The Greater mouse-deer (genus: Tragulus) is a member of the family Tragulidae.

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 average adult size of a Greater mouse-deer is  (1' 11

The greater mouse-deer, greater Malay chevrotain, or napu (Tragulus napu) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae found in Sumatra, Borneo, and smaller Malaysian and Indonesian islands, and in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, and peninsular Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical, moist, lowland forest.

Animals of the same family as a Greater mouse-deer

We found other animals of the Tragulidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Greater mouse-deer

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Greater mouse-deer

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Greater mouse-deer:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Greater mouse-deer

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Greater mouse-deer:

Animals with the same weight as a Greater mouse-deer

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Tragulus napu: