It is hard to guess what a Cauca climbing mouse weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Cauca climbing mouse (Rhipidomys caucensis) on average weights 89 grams (0.2 lbs).
The Cauca climbing mouse is from the family Muridae (genus: Rhipidomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 21 cm (0′ 9″).
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 Cauca climbing mouse (Rhipidomys caucensis) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is found in montane forest at elevations from 2200 to 3500 m.
Animals of the same family as a Cauca climbing mouse
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Oligoryzomys arenalis with a weight of 25 grams
- Broad-toothed mouse with a weight of 125 grams
- Akodon azarae with a weight of 25 grams
- Rupp’s mouse with a weight of 48 grams
- Long-tailed hopping mouse with a weight of 100 grams
- Kemp’s gerbil with a weight of 101 grams
- Island mouse with a weight of 164 grams
- Ladew’s Oldfield mouse with a weight of 77 grams
- Southern African vlei rat with a weight of 114 grams
- Blackish grass mouse with a weight of 19 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Cauca climbing mouse
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Rhipidomys caucensis:
- Oecomys rutilus bringing 73 grams to the scale
- Eastern mole bringing 87 grams to the scale
- Leschenault’s rousette bringing 84 grams to the scale
- Charming climbing mouse bringing 89 grams to the scale
- Water vole (North America) bringing 92 grams to the scale
- Acacia rat bringing 77 grams to the scale
- Long-tailed hopping mouse bringing 100 grams to the scale
- Zambian mole-rat bringing 76 grams to the scale
- Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat bringing 93 grams to the scale
- Kalinowski’s Oldfield mouse bringing 77 grams to the scale