It is hard to guess what a Dalton’s mouse weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Dalton’s mouse (Myomys daltoni) on average weights 35 grams (0.08 lbs).
The Dalton’s mouse is from the family Muridae (genus: Myomys). It is usually born with about 1 grams (0 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 19.1 cm (0′ 8″). On average, Dalton’s mouses 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.
Dalton’s mouse or Dalton’s praomys (Praomys daltoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.Its natural habitats are dry savanna, rocky areas, and urban areas.
Animals of the same family as a Dalton’s mouse
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Northwestern deer mouse with a size of 9.3 cm (0′ 4″)
- Small-toothed harvest mouse with a weight of 20 grams
- Cozumel harvest mouse with a weight of 20 grams
- Montane fish-eating rat with a weight of 39 grams
- Hinde’s rock rat with a weight of 141 grams
- Brazilian shrew mouse with a weight of 36 grams
- Bibimys chacoensis with a weight of 28 grams
- Taiwan field mouse with a weight of 25 grams
- Isarog striped shrew-rat with a weight of 140 grams
- Tristram’s jird with a weight of 112 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Dalton’s mouse
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Myomys daltoni:
- Grant’s rock mouse bringing 40 grams to the scale
- Luzon Cordillera forest mouse bringing 34 grams to the scale
- Chihuahuan mouse bringing 40 grams to the scale
- Grant’s rock mouse bringing 40 grams to the scale
- European free-tailed bat bringing 28 grams to the scale
- Montane vole bringing 42 grams to the scale
- Mexican water mouse bringing 40 grams to the scale
- Bibimys chacoensis bringing 28 grams to the scale
- Spotted bolo mouse bringing 37 grams to the scale
- Fawn hopping mouse bringing 34 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Dalton’s mouse
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (5) as a Dalton’s mouse: