It is hard to guess what a Euryoryzomys russatus weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Euryoryzomys russatus (Oryzomys russatus) on average weights 60 grams (0.13 lbs).
The Euryoryzomys russatus is from the family Cricetidae (genus: Oryzomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 12.2 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 russatus, also known as the russet oryzomys, russet rice rat, or big-headed rice rat, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a member of the genus Euryoryzomys, which was split off from Oryzomys in 2006. It was first described by Johann Andreas Wagner in 1848. It is found in southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. It is considered a large species in its genus, with a reddish-brown coat, long tail length, and large skull. It is a terrestrial rodent, spending its time foraging for seeds, fruits, and insects. It is listed by the IUCN as least concern, although studies have shown it to be influenced by anthropogenic disturbances. Predators consist of small members of the order Carnivora.
Animals of the same family as a Euryoryzomys russatus
We found other animals of the Cricetidae family:
- Gerbil leaf-eared mouse with a weight of 17 grams
- Blyth’s vole with 1 babies per litter
- Lesser Wilfred’s mouse with a weight of 22 grams
- Bank vole with a weight of 20 grams
- Buenos Aires leaf-eared mouse with a weight of 42 grams
- Córdoba vesper mouse with a weight of 49 grams
- European water vole with a weight of 120 grams
- Aegialomys xanthaeolus with a weight of 79 grams
- Abrothrix longipilis with a weight of 38 grams
- Nectomys rattus with a weight of 248 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Euryoryzomys russatus
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Oryzomys russatus:
- Heath mouse bringing 72 grams to the scale
- Hottentot golden mole bringing 65 grams to the scale
- Chibchan water mouse bringing 50 grams to the scale
- Robinson’s mouse opossum bringing 61 grams to the scale
- Horsfield’s fruit bat bringing 55 grams to the scale
- Boehm’s bush squirrel bringing 70 grams to the scale
- Small Japanese mole bringing 65 grams to the scale
- Senegal gerbil bringing 60 grams to the scale
- Marmoset rat bringing 70 grams to the scale
- Balkan mole bringing 70 grams to the scale