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How much does a Northern pocket gopher weight?

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

An adult Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) on average weights 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

The Northern pocket gopher is from the family Geomyidae (genus: Thomomys). It is usually born with about 3 grams (0.01 lbs). They can live for up to 3.75 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 15.2 cm (0′ 6″). On average, Northern pocket gophers can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 4.

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 pocket gopher is 105 grams (0.23 lbs)

The northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) was first described in writing by Lewis and Clark, who encountered it on April 9, 1805 at the mouth of the Knife River in what is now North Dakota. These animals are often rich brown or yellowish brown, but also grayish or closely approaching local soil color and have white markings under the chin. They also weigh less than a quarter of a pound (110 grams).Their habitat consists usually of good soil in meadows or along streams; most often in mountains, but also in lowlands.A special note about the northern pocket gopher is that it rarely appears above ground; when it does, it rarely ventures more than 2.5 feet from a burrow entrance. Underground, however, they often have tunnels that extend hundreds of feet where they live, store food and mate.[1]

Animals of the same family as a Northern pocket gopher

We found other animals of the Geomyidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Northern pocket gopher

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Thomomys talpoides:

Animals with the same size as a Northern pocket gopher

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Northern pocket gopher

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a Northern pocket gopher:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Northern pocket gopher

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Northern pocket gopher: