It is hard to guess what a Beecroft’s flying squirrel weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Beecroft’s flying squirrel (Anomalurus beecrofti) on average weights 479 grams (1.06 lbs).
The Beecroft’s flying squirrel is from the family Anomaluridae (genus: Anomalurus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 26.4 cm (0′ 11″).
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.
Beecroft’s flying squirrel (Anomalurus beecrofti) or Beecroft’s scaly-tailed squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Anomaluridae. Some authorities consider it to be monotypic within the genus Anomalurops. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat destruction but is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of “least concern”.
Animals of the same family as a Beecroft’s flying squirrel
We found other animals of the Anomaluridae family:
- Dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel with a weight of 250 grams
- Pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel with a weight of 100 grams
- Long-eared flying mouse with a weight of 27 grams
- Lord Derby’s scaly-tailed squirrel with a weight of 665 grams
- Pel’s flying squirrel bringing 1.77 kilos (3.9 lbs) to the scale
- Cameroon scaly-tail with a weight of 200 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Beecroft’s flying squirrel
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Anomalurus beecrofti:
- Common yellow-toothed cavy bringing 387 grams to the scale
- Volcano rabbit bringing 465 grams to the scale
- San Luis tuco-tuco bringing 400 grams to the scale
- Allegheny woodrat bringing 447 grams to the scale
- Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat bringing 465 grams to the scale
- Southern tuco-tuco bringing 403 grams to the scale
- Brown-mantled tamarin bringing 393 grams to the scale
- Seychelles fruit bat bringing 491 grams to the scale
- Red-handed tamarin bringing 541 grams to the scale
- Geoffroy’s tamarin bringing 493 grams to the scale