It is hard to guess what a Canarian shrew weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Canarian shrew (Crocidura canariensis) on average weights 7 grams (0.02 lbs).
The Canarian shrew is from the family Soricidae (genus: Crocidura). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 6.8 cm (0′ 3″).
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 Canarian shrew (Crocidura canariensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, specifically the eastern islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Lobos, and Mount Clara. It used to be found on Graciosa, Canary Islands and Alegranza. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Animals of the same family as a Canarian shrew
We found other animals of the Soricidae family:
- Fog shrew with a weight of 8 grams
- Dwarf shrew with a weight of 2 grams
- Smith’s shrew with a size of 8.4 cm (0′ 4″)
- Eurasian pygmy shrew with a weight of 4 grams
- Egyptian pygmy shrew with a weight of 7 grams
- Saint Lawrence Island shrew with a weight of 6 grams
- Long-tailed brown-toothed shrew with a size of 6.6 cm (0′ 3″)
- Dsinezumi shrew with 4 babies per litter
- Montane shrew with a weight of 6 grams
- Laxmann’s shrew with a weight of 6 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Canarian shrew
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Crocidura canariensis:
- Kuhl’s pipistrelle bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Fringed myotis bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Hairy slit-faced bat bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Northern little yellow-eared bat bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Benito roundleaf bat bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Large forest bat bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Fraternal myotis bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Narrow-nosed planigale bringing 6 grams to the scale
- East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Beatrix’s bat bringing 7 grams to the scale