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How much does a Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse weight?

It is hard to guess what a Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys gliroides) on average weights 23 grams (0.05 lbs).

The Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse is from the family Muridae (genus: Chiropodomys). It is usually born with about 2 grams (0 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 9.4 cm (0′ 4″). Usually, Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouses 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 average adult weight of a Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse is 23 grams (0.05 lbs)

The Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse or simply pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys gliroides) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands, and some other islands). This locally abundant but patchily distributed species occurs in primary and secondary forests, without affinity to particular forest types. It can suffer from deforestation and is sometimes harvested for consumption.

Animals of the same family as a Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse

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Animals with the same weight as a Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse

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Animals with the same litter size as a Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse: