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Horse-tailed squirrel size: How big do they get?

How big does a Horse-tailed squirrel get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Horse-tailed squirrel (Sundasciurus hippurus) reaches an average size of 22.8 cm (0′ 9″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 358 grams (0.79 lbs). The Horse-tailed squirrel (genus: Sundasciurus) is a member of the family Sciuridae.

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.

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The horse-tailed squirrel (Sundasciurus hippurus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found throughout the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, as well as the southern half of the Malay Peninsula, which includes the entire nations of Brunei and Malaysia, as well as some areas of Indonesia and Thailand. There was a mention of this squirrel being found in Vietnam in 1831 (I. Geoffroy, 1831), but subsequent descriptions of this squirrel’s range have not included that nation.

Animals of the same family as a Horse-tailed squirrel

We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Horse-tailed squirrel

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

Animals with the same weight as a Horse-tailed squirrel

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Sundasciurus hippurus: