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How much does a Black and red bush squirrel weight?

It is hard to guess what a Black and red bush squirrel weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Black and red bush squirrel (Paraxerus lucifer) on average weights 692 grams (1.53 lbs).

The Black and red bush squirrel is from the family Sciuridae (genus: Paraxerus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 24.3 cm (0′ 10″).

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.

The average adult weight of a Black and red bush squirrel is 692 grams (1.53 lbs)

The black and red bush squirrel (Paraxerus lucifer) is a species of rodents in the family Sciuridae occurring in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. In Malawi, it is found in Misuku Hills and Nyika Plateau and in Tanzania Poroto Mountains and Mount Rungwe; it has not been found in Zambia where it was expected to occur in Mafinga Hills and Makutu Mountains. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It may be threatened by habitat loss.

Animals of the same family as a Black and red bush squirrel

We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Black and red bush squirrel

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

Animals with the same size as a Black and red bush squirrel

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