It is hard to guess what a Bibimys chacoensis weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Bibimys chacoensis (Bibimys chacoensis) on average weights 28 grams (0.06 lbs).
The Bibimys chacoensis is from the family Muridae (genus: Bibimys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 33.1 cm (1′ 2″).
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.
Bibimys chacoensis is a species of small rodent of the family Cricetidae living in the north-central part of Southern Cone of South America. It is one of the three species currently recognized under the genus Bibimys. The common name of this species is Chaco crimson-nosed rat (in Spanish: ratón de hocico rosado norteño [Northern pink-nosed mice])The species was described in 1931 by zoologist Harold H. Shamel, under the denomination of Akodon chacoensis. The etymology of this species is a toponym for the locality where the type material was collected, Chaco Province in Argentina. The exact locality in the label is: “Las Palmas, provincia del Chaco, Argentina”. In 1980, Argentinian mammalogist, Elio Massoia, transferred it to genus Bibimys.Bibimys chacoensis is considered to be an endemic species of the gallery forests and open spaces of the humid Chaco region between the provinces of Formosa Province, Chaco and Misiones Province. It has been also reported from Paraguay.According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Bibimys chacoensis is listed as a species of least concern. However, Argentinian conservationist Juan Carlos Chebez (1962 – 2011) placed this species under threat in a paper published in 2009.Very little is known about the reproduction, maternal care, lifespan, longevity, behaviour, and economic impact of this species.
Animals of the same family as a Bibimys chacoensis
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Kemp’s gerbil with a weight of 101 grams
- Lesser short-tailed gerbil with a weight of 17 grams
- Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil with a weight of 35 grams
- Japen rat with a weight of 380 grams
- Woosnam’s brush-furred rat with a weight of 42 grams
- Southern pygmy mouse with a weight of 9 grams
- Day’s grass mouse with a weight of 32 grams
- Andean rat with a weight of 53 grams
- Ecuadorian grass mouse with a weight of 39 grams
- Volcano harvest mouse with a weight of 19 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Bibimys chacoensis
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Bibimys chacoensis:
- Blackish deer mouse bringing 32 grams to the scale
- Long-winged tomb bat bringing 25 grams to the scale
- Northwestern deer mouse bringing 28 grams to the scale
- White-footed dunnart bringing 24 grams to the scale
- Serra do Mar grass mouse bringing 28 grams to the scale
- Intelligent grass mouse bringing 28 grams to the scale
- Winter white dwarf hamster bringing 30 grams to the scale
- Graphiurus hueti bringing 30 grams to the scale
- Pleasant bolo mouse bringing 27 grams to the scale
- Rüppell’s broad-nosed bat bringing 26 grams to the scale