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How much does a Lined pocket mouse weight?

It is hard to guess what a Lined pocket mouse weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Lined pocket mouse (Chaetodipus lineatus) on average weights 23 grams (0.05 lbs).

The Lined pocket mouse is from the family Heteromyidae (genus: Chaetodipus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 7.3 cm (0′ 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 lined pocket mouse (Chaetodipus lineatus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. This pocket mouse is endemic to a small area of central Mexico.

Animals of the same family as a Lined pocket mouse

We found other animals of the Heteromyidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Lined pocket mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Chaetodipus lineatus:

Animals with the same size as a Lined pocket mouse

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Lined pocket mouse: