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How much does a Flat-headed shrew weight?

It is hard to guess what a Flat-headed shrew weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Flat-headed shrew (Crocidura planiceps) on average weights 2 grams (0 lbs).

The Flat-headed shrew is from the family Soricidae (genus: Crocidura). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 10.8 cm (0′ 5″). Usually, Flat-headed shrews have 3 babies per litter.

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 average adult weight of a Flat-headed shrew is 2 grams (0 lbs)

The flat-headed shrew (Crocidura planiceps) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda. The flat-headed shrew is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Animals of the same family as a Flat-headed shrew

We found other animals of the Soricidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Flat-headed shrew

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Crocidura planiceps:

Animals with the same litter size as a Flat-headed shrew

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Flat-headed shrew: