It is hard to guess what a Kashmir flying squirrel weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Kashmir flying squirrel (Hylopetes fimbriatus) on average weights 510 grams (1.12 lbs).
The Kashmir flying squirrel is from the family Sciuridae (genus: Hylopetes). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 5.9 cm (0′ 3″). On average, Kashmir flying squirrels can have babies 2 times per year with a litter size of 3.
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 Kashmir flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Eoglaucomys. It is found in India and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Afghan flying squirrel is usually considered a subspecies.
Animals of the same family as a Kashmir flying squirrel
We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:
- Gray marmot with 5 babies per litter
- Yellow-cheeked chipmunk with a weight of 91 grams
- Alexander’s bush squirrel with a weight of 50 grams
- Prevost’s squirrel with a weight of 400 grams
- Spermophilus relictus with a weight of 600 grams
- Eastern gray squirrel with a weight of 546 grams
- Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel with 2 babies per litter
- Utah prairie dog with a weight of 900 grams
- Jentink’s flying squirrel with a weight of 56 grams
- Mohave ground squirrel with a weight of 213 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Kashmir flying squirrel
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Hylopetes fimbriatus:
- Broad-faced potoroo bringing 499 grams to the scale
- Mountain giant Sunda rat bringing 419 grams to the scale
- Epixerus bringing 559 grams to the scale
- Bolivian tuco-tuco bringing 462 grams to the scale
- Superagüi lion tamarin bringing 605 grams to the scale
- Central African oyan bringing 570 grams to the scale
- White-lipped tamarin bringing 509 grams to the scale
- Yellow-bellied glider bringing 568 grams to the scale
- European mink bringing 567 grams to the scale
- Golden-headed lion tamarin bringing 573 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Kashmir flying squirrel
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Kashmir flying squirrel: