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How much does a Common rufous-nosed rat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Common rufous-nosed rat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Common rufous-nosed rat (Oenomys hypoxanthus) on average weights 89 grams (0.2 lbs).

The Common rufous-nosed rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Oenomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.51 meter (5′ 0″). Usually, Common rufous-nosed rats have 2 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 common rufous-nosed rat (Oenomys hypoxanthus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and seasonally flooded agricultural land.

Animals of the same family as a Common rufous-nosed rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Common rufous-nosed rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Oenomys hypoxanthus:

Animals with the same litter size as a Common rufous-nosed rat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Common rufous-nosed rat: