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How much does a Alexander’s bush squirrel weight?

It is hard to guess what a Alexander’s bush squirrel weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Alexander’s bush squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) on average weights 50 grams (0.11 lbs).

The Alexander’s bush squirrel is from the family Sciuridae (genus: Paraxerus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 11.5 cm (0′ 5″).

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

Alexander’s bush squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) is a species of squirrel native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It is arboreal and lives in tropical moist forests, especially undisturbed mature forests. It is a common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of “least concern”. Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate Lieutenant Boyd Alexander, a British Army officer, explorer and ornithologist.

Animals of the same family as a Alexander’s bush squirrel

We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Alexander’s bush squirrel

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Paraxerus alexandri:

Animals with the same size as a Alexander’s bush squirrel

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Alexander’s bush squirrel: