It is hard to guess what a Link rat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Link rat (Deomys ferrugineus) on average weights 57 grams (0.13 lbs).
The Link rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Deomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 62.4 cm (2′ 1″). Usually, Link rats have 1 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 link rat (Deomys ferrugineus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known by the common name Congo forest mouse. It is native to central Africa.It is 12-14.5 cm long with a 15–21 cm long tail. It weighs 40-70 g. It has long legs and a pointed, narrow head, surmounted by enormous ears. It has a very long, bicoloured tail. The back and forehead are rich orange and brown and the underside is white. The rump hairs are stiff.The link rat is nocturnal and crepuscular. It prefers seasonally flooded forest floors between Cameroon and the Victoria Nile. It has a widespread but scattered distribution and is seldom common. It feeds mainly on insects, crustaceans, slugs and some fallen fruits, notably palm-nut husks.The link rat has traditionally been placed as a member of the subfamily Dendromurinae along with the African climbing mice, but has been demonstrated to be more closely related to the spiny mice on the basis of molecular data. A new subfamily (Deomyinae) has now been created, which contains this species, plus the spiny mouse (Acomys), the brush furred mice (Lophuromys spp.), and Rudd’s mouse (Uranomys). This group is supported by several recent phylogenetic studies.
Animals of the same family as a Link rat
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Guatemalan vole with a weight of 42 grams
- Slender rat with a weight of 109 grams
- Paramo hocicudo with a weight of 41 grams
- Altiplano chinchilla mouse with a weight of 170 grams
- Allen’s cotton rat with a weight of 174 grams
- Oligoryzomys destructor with a weight of 25 grams
- Toad mouse with a weight of 8 grams
- Holochilus chacarius with a weight of 204 grams
- Tullberg’s soft-furred mouse with a weight of 37 grams
- Malayan mountain spiny rat with a weight of 90 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Link rat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Deomys ferrugineus:
- Colorado chipmunk bringing 57 grams to the scale
- Indian bush rat bringing 60 grams to the scale
- Gray-collared chipmunk bringing 61 grams to the scale
- Abrothrix illuteus bringing 47 grams to the scale
- Ord’s kangaroo rat bringing 50 grams to the scale
- Emin’s gerbil bringing 52 grams to the scale
- Northern rufous mouse lemur bringing 68 grams to the scale
- Insular vole bringing 66 grams to the scale
- Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew bringing 60 grams to the scale
- Guajira mouse opossum bringing 46 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Link rat
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Link rat: