It is hard to guess what a Kellen’s dormouse weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Kellen’s dormouse (Graphiurus parvus) on average weights 10 grams (0.02 lbs).
The Kellen’s dormouse is from the family Myoxidae (genus: Graphiurus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 7.5 cm (0′ 3″). Usually, Kellen’s dormouses have 4 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.
Kellen’s dormouse (Graphiurus kelleni) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is native to tropical Africa where its range extends from the Gambia and Senegal to Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, and moist or dry savannah.
Animals of the same family as a Kellen’s dormouse
We found other animals of the Myoxidae family:
- Jentink’s dormouse with 3 babies per litter
- Silent dormouse with 5 babies per litter
- Japanese dormouse with a size of 7.2 cm (0′ 3″)
- Chinese dormouse with a weight of 31 grams
- Kellen’s dormouse with 5 babies per litter
- Garden dormouse with a weight of 115 grams
- Spectacled dormouse with a weight of 68 grams
- Woolly dormouse with a weight of 25 grams
- Lorrain dormouse with 5 babies per litter
- Graphiurus hueti with a weight of 30 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Kellen’s dormouse
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Graphiurus parvus:
- Western harvest mouse bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Natal long-fingered bat bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Cave myotis bringing 9 grams to the scale
- Seychelles sheath-tailed bat bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Papillose woolly bat bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Chestnut sac-winged bat bringing 9 grams to the scale
- Hoary wattled bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Central pebble-mound mouse bringing 12 grams to the scale
- Orinoco sword-nosed bat bringing 9 grams to the scale
- Brown long-eared bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Kellen’s dormouse
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a Kellen’s dormouse: