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How much does a Common degu weight?

It is hard to guess what a Common degu weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Common degu (Octodon degus) on average weights 203 grams (0.45 lbs).

The Common degu is from the family Octodontidae (genus: Octodon). It is usually born with about 14 grams (0.03 lbs). They can live for up to 7.08 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 28 cm (1′ 0″). On average, Common degus can have babies 2 times per year with a litter size of 5.

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 Common degu is 203 grams (0.45 lbs)

The common degu (Octodon degus; ), or, historically, the degu, is a small hystricomorpha rodent endemic to the Chilean matorral ecoregion of central Chile. The name degu on its own indicates either the entire genus Octodon or, more commonly, just the common degu. Common degus belong to the parvorder Caviomorpha of the infraorder Hystricognathi, along with the chinchilla and guinea pig. The word degu comes from the indigenous language of Chile, Mapudungun, and the word dewü, meaning ‘mouse’ or ‘rat’.The animal may be kept as a pocket pet, except there are prohibitions on their ownership in some territories. As a pet, the animal is larger than a golden hamster but smaller than a fancy rat.

Animals of the same family as a Common degu

We found other animals of the Octodontidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Common degu

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Octodon degus:

Animals with the same size as a Common degu

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Common degu:

Animals with the same litter size as a Common degu

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (5) as a Common degu:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Common degu

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Common degu: