It is hard to guess what a Euryoryzomys lamia weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Euryoryzomys lamia (Oryzomys lamia) on average weights 60 grams (0.13 lbs).
The Euryoryzomys lamia is from the family Muridae (genus: Oryzomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 11.2 cm (0′ 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.
Euryoryzomys lamia, also known as the buffy-sided oryzomys or monster rice rat, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in central Brazil, where it lives in forest enclaves within the cerrado. The species’ known altitudinal range is from 700 to 900 m. The main threats to its survival are the destruction and fragmentation of its forest habitat.
Animals of the same family as a Euryoryzomys lamia
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Rosalinda’s Oldfield mouse with a weight of 77 grams
- Poncelet’s giant rat bringing 1 kilos (2.2 lbs) to the scale
- Taiwan field mouse with a weight of 25 grams
- Indian gerbil with a weight of 138 grams
- Bavarian pine vole with a size of 9.8 cm (0′ 4″)
- Winkelmann’s mouse with a weight of 40 grams
- White-throated woodrat with a weight of 208 grams
- Short-footed Luzon tree rat with a size of 20 cm (0′ 8″)
- New Holland mouse with a weight of 16 grams
- Monte gerbil mouse with a weight of 18 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Euryoryzomys lamia
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Oryzomys lamia:
- Malayan water shrew bringing 55 grams to the scale
- Nilgiri striped squirrel bringing 70 grams to the scale
- Round-eared tube-nosed fruit bat bringing 48 grams to the scale
- Dusky-footed elephant shrew bringing 57 grams to the scale
- Horsfield’s fruit bat bringing 55 grams to the scale
- Gray-collared chipmunk bringing 61 grams to the scale
- Brown deer mouse bringing 66 grams to the scale
- Handleyomys fuscatus bringing 49 grams to the scale
- Pel’s pouched bat bringing 53 grams to the scale
- Dark-tailed tree rat bringing 71 grams to the scale