It is hard to guess what a Marmoset rat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Marmoset rat (Hapalomys longicaudatus) on average weights 70 grams (0.15 lbs).
The Marmoset rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Hapalomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 37 cm (1′ 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 marmoset rat (Hapalomys longicaudatus), also known as the greater marmoset rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Animals of the same family as a Marmoset rat
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Palawan spiny rat with a weight of 159 grams
- Oligoryzomys destructor with a weight of 25 grams
- Mahomet mouse with a weight of 10 grams
- Rudd’s mouse with a weight of 35 grams
- Ilin Island cloudrunner with a size of 25.3 cm (0′ 10″)
- Earless water rat with a weight of 168 grams
- Cape York melomys with a weight of 70 grams
- Gambian pouched rat bringing 1.27 kilos (2.8 lbs) to the scale
- Ruschi’s rat with a weight of 63 grams
- Pinyon mouse with a weight of 27 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Marmoset rat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Hapalomys longicaudatus:
- Stolzmann’s crab-eating rat bringing 84 grams to the scale
- Guinea multimammate mouse bringing 64 grams to the scale
- Nilgiri striped squirrel bringing 70 grams to the scale
- Red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat bringing 78 grams to the scale
- Indonesian short-nosed fruit bat bringing 59 grams to the scale
- Red hocicudo bringing 82 grams to the scale
- Eastern rock elephant shrew bringing 59 grams to the scale
- Gray mouse lemur bringing 68 grams to the scale
- Common mole-rat bringing 74 grams to the scale
- Leschenault’s rousette bringing 84 grams to the scale