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Himalayan shrew size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Himalayan shrew (Soriculus nigrescens) reaches an average size of 9.8 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 14 grams (0.03 lbs). A Himalayan shrew has 4 babies at once. The Himalayan shrew (genus: Soriculus) 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.

The average adult size of a Himalayan shrew is (0' 4

The Himalayan shrew (Soriculus nigrescens) is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal, is currently the only species in the genus Soriculus within the tribe Nectogalini, although the species Chodsigoa and Episoriculus, which occur in southeastern Asia, as well as those of the fossil European genus Asoriculus, were formerly included there.

Animals of the same family as a Himalayan shrew

We found other animals of the Soricidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Himalayan shrew

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Himalayan shrew

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a Himalayan shrew:

Animals with the same weight as a Himalayan shrew

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Soriculus nigrescens: