It is hard to guess what a Greater dwarf shrew weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Greater dwarf shrew (Suncus lixus) on average weights 8 grams (0.02 lbs).
The Greater dwarf shrew is from the family Soricidae (genus: Suncus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 16.5 cm (0′ 7″). Usually, Greater dwarf shrews have 2 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 greater dwarf shrew (Suncus lixus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.
Animals of the same family as a Greater dwarf shrew
We found other animals of the Soricidae family:
- Glacier Bay water shrew with a weight of 14 grams
- Trowbridge’s shrew with a weight of 5 grams
- Crocidura grandiceps with a weight of 23 grams
- Zacatecas shrew with a weight of 7 grams
- Mexican small-eared shrew with a weight of 7 grams
- Northern short-tailed shrew with a weight of 18 grams
- Flat-headed shrew with a weight of 2 grams
- Mediterranean water shrew with a weight of 13 grams
- Saharan shrew with a weight of 6 grams
- Transcaucasian water shrew with a size of 8.6 cm (0′ 4″)
Animals with the same weight as a Greater dwarf shrew
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Suncus lixus:
- Greater bamboo bat bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Niceforo’s big-eared bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Thick-eared bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Leach’s single leaf bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Toad mouse bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Blackish small-eared shrew bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Rafinesque’s big-eared bat bringing 9 grams to the scale
- Greater dog-like bat bringing 9 grams to the scale
- Brown long-eared bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Mexican long-tailed shrew bringing 7 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Greater dwarf shrew
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Greater dwarf shrew: