It is hard to guess what a Large Japanese field mouse weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus) on average weights 43 grams (0.09 lbs).
The Large Japanese field mouse is from the family Muridae (genus: Apodemus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 9.1 cm (0′ 4″). Usually, Large Japanese field mouses 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.
The large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus) is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is endemic to Japan.
Animals of the same family as a Large Japanese field mouse
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Altiplano chinchilla mouse with a weight of 170 grams
- Daphne’s Oldfield mouse with a weight of 77 grams
- Mindanao mountain rat with a size of 12.8 cm (0′ 6″)
- Oecomys flavicans with a weight of 73 grams
- Dusky mosaic-tailed rat with a size of 15.2 cm (0′ 6″)
- Chinanteco deer mouse with a weight of 40 grams
- Flat-headed vole with a weight of 50 grams
- Osgood’s leaf-eared mouse with a weight of 45 grams
- Ladew’s Oldfield mouse with a weight of 77 grams
- Woodland thicket rat with a weight of 42 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Large Japanese field mouse
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Apodemus speciosus:
- Abrothrix illuteus bringing 47 grams to the scale
- Tschudi’s slender opossum bringing 41 grams to the scale
- Ecuadorian grass mouse bringing 39 grams to the scale
- Caatinga vesper mouse bringing 39 grams to the scale
- Taiwan vole bringing 46 grams to the scale
- Chaco grass mouse bringing 51 grams to the scale
- Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat bringing 45 grams to the scale
- Chelemys megalonyx bringing 50 grams to the scale
- Venezuelan fish-eating rat bringing 47 grams to the scale
- Hairy-tailed bolo mouse bringing 39 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Large Japanese field mouse
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a Large Japanese field mouse: