It is hard to guess what a Maule tuco-tuco weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Maule tuco-tuco (Ctenomys maulinus) on average weights 235 grams (0.52 lbs).
The Maule tuco-tuco is from the family Ctenomyidae (genus: Ctenomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 21.6 cm (0′ 9″).
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 Maule tuco-tuco (Ctenomys maulinus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is found in Argentina and Chile where it occupies several different types of habitats. It is a common species and the IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of “least concern”. The common and scientific names refer to a river and region in Chile within its range.
Animals of the same family as a Maule tuco-tuco
We found other animals of the Ctenomyidae family:
- Mendoza tuco-tuco with a weight of 179 grams
- Talas tuco-tuco with a weight of 141 grams
- Silky tuco-tuco with a weight of 400 grams
- Chacoan tuco-tuco with a weight of 166 grams
- Goya tuco-tuco with a weight of 400 grams
- Furtive tuco-tuco with a weight of 150 grams
- Salta tuco-tuco with a weight of 230 grams
- Social tuco-tuco with a weight of 400 grams
- Magellanic tuco-tuco with a weight of 272 grams
- Argentine tuco-tuco with a weight of 221 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Maule tuco-tuco
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Ctenomys maulinus:
- Arizona cotton rat bringing 198 grams to the scale
- Greenish naked-backed fruit bat bringing 236 grams to the scale
- Biak naked-backed fruit bat bringing 200 grams to the scale
- White-bellied nesomys bringing 214 grams to the scale
- Belding’s ground squirrel bringing 272 grams to the scale
- Nectomys rattus bringing 249 grams to the scale
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher bringing 266 grams to the scale
- Northern glider bringing 278 grams to the scale
- Savile’s bandicoot rat bringing 260 grams to the scale
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher bringing 267 grams to the scale