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How much does a Oryzomys gorgasi weight?

It is hard to guess what a Oryzomys gorgasi weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Oryzomys gorgasi (Oryzomys gorgasi) on average weights 60 grams (0.13 lbs).

The Oryzomys gorgasi is from the family Muridae (genus: Oryzomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 11.2 cm (0′ 5″).

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 Oryzomys gorgasi is 60 grams (0.13 lbs)

Oryzomys gorgasi, also known as Gorgas’s oryzomys or Gorgas’s rice rat, is a rodent in the genus Oryzomys of family Cricetidae. First collected as a living animal in 1967, it is known from only a few localities, including a freshwater swamp in the lowlands of northwestern Colombia and a mangrove islet in northwestern Venezuela. It formerly occurred on the island of CuraƧao off northwestern Venezuela; this extinct population has been described as a separate species, Oryzomys curasoae, but does not differ morphologically from mainland populations.Oryzomys gorgasi is a medium-sized, brownish species with large, semiaquatically specialized feet. It differs from other Oryzomys species in several features of its skull. Its diet includes crustaceans, insects, and plant material, and parasitic nematodes infect it. The species is listed as “Endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to destruction of its habitat and competition with the introduced black rat (Rattus rattus).

Animals of the same family as a Oryzomys gorgasi

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Animals with the same weight as a Oryzomys gorgasi

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