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How much does a Hoary bamboo rat weight?

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

An adult Hoary bamboo rat (Rhizomys pruinosus) on average weights 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs).

The Hoary bamboo rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Rhizomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 21 cm (0′ 9″). Usually, Hoary bamboo rats 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 Hoary bamboo rat is 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs)

The hoary bamboo rat (Rhizomys pruinosus) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), East Asia (China) and South Asia (India).

Animals of the same family as a Hoary bamboo rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Hoary bamboo rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Rhizomys pruinosus:

Animals with the same litter size as a Hoary bamboo rat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Hoary bamboo rat: