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Greater stick-nest rat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Greater stick-nest rat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor) reaches an average size of 19.2 cm (0′ 8″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 329 grams (0.73 lbs). A Greater stick-nest rat has 2 babies at once. The Greater stick-nest rat (genus: Leporillus) 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 average adult size of a Greater stick-nest rat is (0' 8

The greater stick-nest rat, house-building rat (Leporillus conditor) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. They are about the size of a small rabbit and construct large nests of interwoven sticks. Once widespread across southern Australia, the population was reduced after colonisation to one island; the species has been reintroduced to protected and monitored areas.

Animals of the same family as a Greater stick-nest rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Greater stick-nest rat

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Greater stick-nest rat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Greater stick-nest rat:

Animals with the same weight as a Greater stick-nest rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Leporillus conditor: