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How much does a Macmillan’s thicket rat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Macmillan’s thicket rat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Macmillan’s thicket rat (Grammomys macmillani) on average weights 37 grams (0.08 lbs).

The Macmillan’s thicket rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Grammomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 11 cm (0′ 5″).

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.

Macmillan’s thicket rat (Grammomys macmillani) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, shrub-dominated wetlands, and urban areas.

Animals of the same family as a Macmillan’s thicket rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Macmillan’s thicket rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Grammomys macmillani: