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How much does a Brush mouse weight?

It is hard to guess what a Brush mouse weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Brush mouse (Peromyscus boylii) on average weights 23 grams (0.05 lbs).

The Brush mouse is from the family Muridae (genus: Peromyscus). It is usually born with about 2 grams (0 lbs). They can live for up to 1.5 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 11.2 cm (0′ 5″). Usually, Brush mouses have 3 babies per litter.

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 Brush mouse is 23 grams (0.05 lbs)

The brush mouse (Peromyscus boylii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in mountainous areas of Mexico and the western United States at altitudes over 2,000 m (6,600 ft).

Animals of the same family as a Brush mouse

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Brush mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Peromyscus boylii:

Animals with the same litter size as a Brush mouse

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Brush mouse:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Brush mouse

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Brush mouse: