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How much does a Northern grasshopper mouse weight?

It is hard to guess what a Northern grasshopper mouse weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) on average weights 27 grams (0.06 lbs).

The Northern grasshopper mouse is from the family Muridae (genus: Onychomys). It is usually born with about 2 grams (0 lbs). They can live for up to 5 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 10.3 cm (0′ 5″). On average, Northern grasshopper mouses can have babies 3 times per year with a litter size of 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 average adult weight of a Northern grasshopper mouse is 27 grams (0.06 lbs)

The northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) is a North American carnivorous rodent of the family Cricetidae. It ranges over much of the western part of the continent, from central Saskatchewan and central Washington to Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico.

Animals of the same family as a Northern grasshopper mouse

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Northern grasshopper mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Onychomys leucogaster:

Animals with the same size as a Northern grasshopper mouse

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Northern grasshopper mouse:

Animals with the same litter size as a Northern grasshopper mouse

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Northern grasshopper mouse:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Northern grasshopper mouse

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Northern grasshopper mouse: