It is hard to guess what a Bush vlei rat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Bush vlei rat (Myotomys unisulcatus) on average weights 102 grams (0.22 lbs).
The Bush vlei rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Myotomys). It is usually born with about 12 grams (0.03 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 15.2 cm (0′ 6″). Usually, Bush vlei rats have 1 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 bush vlei rat or Karoo bush rat (Myotomys unisulcatus formerly Otomys unisulcatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland. The Karoo rat uses behavioral adaptations to cope with the dry arid climate. It is a medium-sized rodent with a dark pellage on top and lighter underneath. It has light colored feet and a dark tail. The rat may have light colored fur around its eyes and the back of its ears.
Animals of the same family as a Bush vlei rat
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Eremoryzomys with a weight of 60 grams
- Griselda’s striped grass mouse with a weight of 55 grams
- Andean leaf-eared mouse with a weight of 53 grams
- White-tailed antsangy with a weight of 205 grams
- Rock vole with a weight of 39 grams
- Laminate vlei rat with a weight of 150 grams
- Notiomys with a weight of 21 grams
- Oligoryzomys andinus with a weight of 25 grams
- Monte gerbil mouse with a weight of 18 grams
- Slender harvest mouse with a weight of 12 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Bush vlei rat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Myotomys unisulcatus:
- Atlantic Forest climbing mouse bringing 100 grams to the scale
- Puna mouse bringing 84 grams to the scale
- Ghana rufous-nosed rat bringing 85 grams to the scale
- Madagascan flying fox bringing 122 grams to the scale
- Venezuelan climbing mouse bringing 89 grams to the scale
- Stolzmann’s crab-eating rat bringing 84 grams to the scale
- Thomas’s mosaic-tailed rat bringing 90 grams to the scale
- Northern three-toed jerboa bringing 89 grams to the scale
- Sloggett’s vlei rat bringing 106 grams to the scale
- Bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum bringing 119 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a Bush vlei rat
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Bush vlei rat:
- Red rock rat with a size of 14.1 cm (0′ 6″)
- Gray mouse lemur with a size of 14 cm (0′ 6″)
- Big-eared kangaroo rat with a size of 12.7 cm (0′ 5″)
- White-bellied mosaic-tailed rat with a size of 15.3 cm (0′ 7″)
- Townsend’s chipmunk with a size of 13.9 cm (0′ 6″)
- Cave nectar bat with a size of 12.4 cm (0′ 5″)
- Eastern rat with a size of 17.3 cm (0′ 7″)
- Chestnut-bellied spiny rat with a size of 16.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Dormouse tufted-tailed rat with a size of 12.7 cm (0′ 5″)
- Indian hedgehog with a size of 18 cm (0′ 8″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Bush vlei rat
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Bush vlei rat: