It is hard to guess what a Kobe mole weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Kobe mole (Mogera kobeae) on average weights 95 grams (0.21 lbs).
The Kobe mole is from the family Talpidae (genus: Mogera). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 16.9 cm (0′ 7″). On average, Kobe moles can have babies 1 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 Kobe mole (Mogera kobeae) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to a number of islands in central and southern Japan.At least one researcher considers M. kobeae and the large mole (M. robusta) to be the same species. Further research is necessary to determine the correct taxonomic classification.
Animals of the same family as a Kobe mole
We found other animals of the Talpidae family:
- Pyrenean desman with a weight of 60 grams
- Broad-footed mole with a weight of 61 grams
- Père David’s mole with a size of 14 cm (0′ 6″)
- American shrew mole with a weight of 9 grams
- Blind mole with a weight of 70 grams
- Spanish mole with a weight of 48 grams
- Small Japanese mole with a weight of 64 grams
- True’s shrew mole with a weight of 14 grams
- Altai mole with a size of 16.9 cm (0′ 7″)
- Echigo mole with a weight of 163 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Kobe mole
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Mogera kobeae:
- Pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel bringing 100 grams to the scale
- Long-eared chipmunk bringing 83 grams to the scale
- Red rock rat bringing 81 grams to the scale
- Harrington’s rat bringing 90 grams to the scale
- Moncton’s mosaic-tailed rat bringing 80 grams to the scale
- San Quintin kangaroo rat bringing 84 grams to the scale
- Thomas’s mosaic-tailed rat bringing 90 grams to the scale
- Plain brush-tailed rat bringing 105 grams to the scale
- Bramble Cay melomys bringing 100 grams to the scale
- Narrow-faced kangaroo rat bringing 81 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Kobe mole
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Kobe mole: