It is hard to guess what a Ochre mole-rat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Ochre mole-rat (Cryptomys ochraceocinereus) on average weights 200 grams (0.44 lbs).
The Ochre mole-rat is from the family Bathyergidae (genus: Cryptomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 21.4 cm (0′ 9″). On average, Ochre mole-rats can have babies 2 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 Ochre mole-rat (Fukomys ochraceocinereus) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae.It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, caves, and arable land.
Animals of the same family as a Ochre mole-rat
We found other animals of the Bathyergidae family:
- Zambian mole-rat with a weight of 76 grams
- Mechow’s mole-rat with a weight of 272 grams
- Cape mole-rat with a weight of 189 grams
- Silvery mole-rat with a weight of 160 grams
- Namaqua dune mole-rat with a weight of 389 grams
- Cape dune mole-rat with a weight of 804 grams
- Damaraland mole-rat with a weight of 112 grams
- Common mole-rat with a weight of 74 grams
- Ansell’s mole-rat with a weight of 85 grams
- Mashona mole-rat with a weight of 65 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Ochre mole-rat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Cryptomys ochraceocinereus:
- Plains pocket gopher bringing 179 grams to the scale
- Bonetto’s tuco-tuco bringing 202 grams to the scale
- Western naked-backed fruit bat bringing 226 grams to the scale
- Black-spined Atlantic tree-rat bringing 224 grams to the scale
- Dusky bushbaby bringing 213 grams to the scale
- Middle East blind mole-rat bringing 164 grams to the scale
- Reddish tuco-tuco bringing 173 grams to the scale
- Asian red-cheeked squirrel bringing 201 grams to the scale
- Fat-tailed dwarf lemur bringing 197 grams to the scale
- Arizona woodrat bringing 200 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Ochre mole-rat
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Ochre mole-rat: