It is hard to guess what a Elgon shrew weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Elgon shrew (Crocidura elgonius) on average weights 6 grams (0.01 lbs).
The Elgon shrew is from the family Soricidae (genus: Crocidura). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 7.1 cm (0′ 3″).
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 Elgon shrew (Crocidura elgonius) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Animals of the same family as a Elgon shrew
We found other animals of the Soricidae family:
- Japanese water shrew with a weight of 35 grams
- Mexican long-tailed shrew with a weight of 7 grams
- Salenski’s shrew with a weight of 5 grams
- Nigerian shrew with a weight of 23 grams
- Lesser striped shrew with a size of 6.8 cm (0′ 3″)
- Lesser dwarf shrew with a weight of 5 grams
- Elliot’s short-tailed shrew with a weight of 14 grams
- Turbo shrew with a weight of 14 grams
- Saint Lawrence Island shrew with a weight of 6 grams
- Lowe’s shrew with a size of 7 cm (0′ 3″)
Animals with the same weight as a Elgon shrew
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Crocidura elgonius:
- Botswanan long-eared bat bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Cadorna’s pipistrelle bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Tundra shrew bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Grey long-eared bat bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Savi’s pipistrelle bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Red myotis bringing 5 grams to the scale
- Godman’s long-tailed bat bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Montane myotis bringing 5 grams to the scale
- Laxmann’s shrew bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Ornate shrew bringing 5 grams to the scale