It is hard to guess what a Ansell’s mole-rat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Ansell’s mole-rat (Cryptomys anselli) on average weights 85 grams (0.19 lbs).
The Ansell’s mole-rat is from the family Bathyergidae (genus: Cryptomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 21.4 cm (0′ 9″).
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.
Ansell’s mole-rat (Fukomys anselli) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and miombo forests. It is noted for its very long tunnels, up to 2.8 km (1.7 mi) for a single colony of only ten individuals.
Animals of the same family as a Ansell’s mole-rat
We found other animals of the Bathyergidae family:
- Silvery mole-rat with a weight of 160 grams
- Namaqua dune mole-rat with a weight of 389 grams
- Cape mole-rat with a weight of 189 grams
- Common mole-rat with a weight of 74 grams
- Zambian mole-rat with a weight of 76 grams
- Ochre mole-rat with a weight of 200 grams
- Damaraland mole-rat with a weight of 112 grams
- Mechow’s mole-rat with a weight of 272 grams
- Mashona mole-rat with a weight of 65 grams
- Cape dune mole-rat with a weight of 804 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Ansell’s mole-rat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Cryptomys anselli:
- Sage’s rock rat bringing 96 grams to the scale
- Moncton’s mosaic-tailed rat bringing 80 grams to the scale
- White-tailed rat bringing 86 grams to the scale
- Inca Oldfield mouse bringing 77 grams to the scale
- Kaiser’s rock rat bringing 90 grams to the scale
- Miller’s mastiff bat bringing 98 grams to the scale
- Master leaf-eared mouse bringing 68 grams to the scale
- Mountain spiny pocket mouse bringing 74 grams to the scale
- Peruvian Oldfield mouse bringing 77 grams to the scale
- Siskiyou chipmunk bringing 75 grams to the scale