Categories
Animal Weight

How much does a Northern Idaho ground squirrel weight?

It is hard to guess what a Northern Idaho ground squirrel weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Northern Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus) on average weights 300 grams (0.66 lbs).

The Northern Idaho ground squirrel is from the family Sciuridae (genus: Spermophilus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 18.1 cm (0′ 8″). On average, Northern Idaho ground squirrels can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 7.

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 Idaho ground squirrel is 300 grams (0.66 lbs)

The northern Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus) is a species of the largest genus of ground squirrels. This species and the Southern Idaho ground squirrel were previously considered conspecific, together called the Idaho ground squirrel.

Animals of the same family as a Northern Idaho ground squirrel

We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Northern Idaho ground squirrel

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Spermophilus brunneus:

Animals with the same size as a Northern Idaho ground squirrel

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Northern Idaho ground squirrel

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (7) as a Northern Idaho ground squirrel: