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How much does a Forrest’s mouse weight?

It is hard to guess what a Forrest’s mouse weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Forrest’s mouse (Leggadina forresti) on average weights 23 grams (0.05 lbs).

The Forrest’s mouse is from the family Muridae (genus: Leggadina). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 8.4 cm (0′ 4″).

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 Forrest’s mouse (Leggadina forresti), or desert short-tailed mouse, is a small species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a widespread but sparsely distributed species found across arid and semi-arid inland Australia, commonly found in tussock grassland, chenopod shrubland, and mulga or savannah woodlands.

Animals of the same family as a Forrest’s mouse

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Forrest’s mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Leggadina forresti:

Animals with the same size as a Forrest’s mouse

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Forrest’s mouse: