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How much does a Hispid cotton rat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Hispid cotton rat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) on average weights 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

The Hispid cotton rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Sigmodon). It is usually born with about 6 grams (0.01 lbs). They can live for up to 5.17 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 16.7 cm (0′ 7″). On average, Hispid cotton rats can have babies 2 times per year with a litter size of 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.

The average adult weight of a Hispid cotton rat is 111 grams (0.24 lbs)

The hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) is a rodent species long thought to occur in parts of South America, Central America, and southern North America. However, recent taxonomic revisions, based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data, have split this widely distributed species into three separate species (S. hispidus, S. toltecus, and S. hirsutus). The southern edge of the S. hispidus distribution is likely near the Rio Grande, where it meets the northern distribution of S. toltecus (formerly S. h. toltecus). The northern extent of S. hispidus distribution is to the Platte River in Nebraska and from Arizona to Virginia. Adult size is total length 202–340 mm (7.9–13 in); tail 87–122 mm (3.4-4.8 in), frequently broken or stubbed; hind foot 29–35 mm (1-1.3 in); ear 16–20 mm (0.6-0.9 in); mass 50-250 g (1.7-9 oz). They have been used as laboratory animals.

Animals of the same family as a Hispid cotton rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Hispid cotton rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Sigmodon hispidus:

Animals with the same size as a Hispid cotton rat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Hispid cotton rat:

Animals with the same litter size as a Hispid cotton rat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (5) as a Hispid cotton rat:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Hispid cotton rat

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Hispid cotton rat: