It is hard to guess what a Mzab gundi weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Mzab gundi (Massoutiera mzabi) on average weights 194 grams (0.43 lbs).
The Mzab gundi is from the family Ctenodactylidae (genus: Massoutiera). It is usually born with about 20 grams (0.04 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 45.1 cm (1′ 6″). Usually, Mzab gundis 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 Mzab gundi (Massoutiera mzabi) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenodactylidae. It is monotypic within the genus Massoutiera. It is found in Algeria, Chad, Mali, Niger, and possibly Libya.
Animals of the same family as a Mzab gundi
We found other animals of the Ctenodactylidae family:
- Val’s gundi with a weight of 174 grams
- Speke’s pectinator with a weight of 169 grams
- Common gundi with a weight of 289 grams
- Felou gundi with a weight of 205 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Mzab gundi
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Massoutiera mzabi:
- Northeast African mole-rat bringing 227 grams to the scale
- Mountain spiny rat bringing 159 grams to the scale
- Striped bush squirrel bringing 160 grams to the scale
- Asian red-cheeked squirrel bringing 201 grams to the scale
- Nelson’s woodrat bringing 198 grams to the scale
- Tucuman tuco-tuco bringing 217 grams to the scale
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel bringing 175 grams to the scale
- Dusky field rat bringing 157 grams to the scale
- Peleng tarsier bringing 165 grams to the scale
- Western naked-backed fruit bat bringing 226 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Mzab gundi
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Mzab gundi: