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How much does a Mimic tree rat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Mimic tree rat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Mimic tree rat (Xenuromys barbatus) on average weights 975 grams (2.15 lbs).

The Mimic tree rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Xenuromys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 30.5 cm (1′ 1″).

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 mimic tree rat, rock-dwelling giant rat, or rock-dwelling rat (Xenuromys barbatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Animals of the same family as a Mimic tree rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Mimic tree rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Xenuromys barbatus:

Animals with the same size as a Mimic tree rat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Mimic tree rat: