It is hard to guess what a Moon forest shrew weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Moon forest shrew (Sylvisorex lunaris) on average weights 18 grams (0.04 lbs).
The Moon forest shrew is from the family Soricidae (genus: Sylvisorex). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 5.3 cm (0′ 3″). Usually, Moon forest shrews have 2 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 moon forest shrew (Sylvisorex lunaris) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Animals of the same family as a Moon forest shrew
We found other animals of the Soricidae family:
- Japanese water shrew with a weight of 36 grams
- Long-clawed shrew with a weight of 14 grams
- Babault’s mouse shrew with 2 babies per litter
- Southern short-tailed shrew with a weight of 11 grams
- Luzon shrew with a weight of 10 grams
- Greater red musk shrew with a weight of 31 grams
- Northern short-tailed shrew with a weight of 18 grams
- Shinto shrew with a size of 6.3 cm (0′ 3″)
- Gracile naked-tailed shrew with a weight of 14 grams
- Goldman’s broad-clawed shrew with a weight of 6 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Moon forest shrew
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Sylvisorex lunaris:
- Eastern shrew mouse bringing 16 grams to the scale
- Spotted free-tailed bat bringing 15 grams to the scale
- Cozumel harvest mouse bringing 20 grams to the scale
- Geoffroy’s tailless bat bringing 15 grams to the scale
- Blackish grass mouse bringing 19 grams to the scale
- Nigerian free-tailed bat bringing 20 grams to the scale
- Mindanao pygmy fruit bat bringing 16 grams to the scale
- Hairy harvest mouse bringing 20 grams to the scale
- Gray short-tailed bat bringing 15 grams to the scale
- San Diego pocket mouse bringing 19 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Moon forest shrew
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Moon forest shrew: