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How much does a Dark spiny tree-rat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Dark spiny tree-rat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Dark spiny tree-rat (Echimys saturnus) on average weights 627 grams (1.38 lbs).

The Dark spiny tree-rat is from the family Echimyidae (genus: Echimys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 21.3 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 dark spiny tree-rat (Echimys saturnus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae.It is a rarely encountered and nocturnal species, found in eastern Ecuador and central Peru.As compared to Echimys chrysurus, the main diagnostic character state of this Echimys species is the mostly black dorsal part of head and body. In addition, E. saturnus can be distinguished from Echimys vieirai by possessing a venter spotted with white while it is uniformly grayish brown in the latter species.

Animals of the same family as a Dark spiny tree-rat

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Animals with the same weight as a Dark spiny tree-rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Echimys saturnus: