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How much does a Botta’s pocket gopher weight?

It is hard to guess what a Botta’s pocket gopher weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Botta’s pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) on average weights 123 grams (0.27 lbs).

The Botta’s pocket gopher is from the family Geomyidae (genus: Thomomys). It is usually born with about 3 grams (0.01 lbs). They can live for up to 4.5 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 15.6 cm (0′ 7″). On average, Botta’s pocket gophers can have babies 2 times per year with a litter size of 4.

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 Botta's pocket gopher is 123 grams (0.27 lbs)

Botta’s pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a pocket gopher native to western North America. It is also known in some sources as valley pocket gopher, particularly in California. Both the specific and common names of this species honor Paul-Émile Botta, a naturalist and archaeologist who collected mammals in California in 1827 and 1828.

Animals of the same family as a Botta’s pocket gopher

We found other animals of the Geomyidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Botta’s pocket gopher

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Thomomys bottae:

Animals with the same size as a Botta’s pocket gopher

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Botta’s pocket gopher

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a Botta’s pocket gopher:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Botta’s pocket gopher

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Botta’s pocket gopher: