It is hard to guess what a Paramo hocicudo weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Paramo hocicudo (Oxymycterus paramensis) on average weights 41 grams (0.09 lbs).
The Paramo hocicudo is from the family Muridae (genus: Oxymycterus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.97 meter (6′ 6″).
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 Paramo hocicudo (Oxymycterus paramensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. The Argentine hocicudo is sometimes considered conspecific.
Animals of the same family as a Paramo hocicudo
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Stein’s paramelomys with a size of 12.5 cm (0′ 5″)
- Aegialomys xanthaeolus with a weight of 79 grams
- Wetzel’s climbing mouse with a weight of 89 grams
- Capricorn leaf-eared mouse with a weight of 50 grams
- Andean vesper mouse with a weight of 20 grams
- Cochabamba grass mouse with a weight of 34 grams
- Mindanao hairy-tailed rat with a weight of 186 grams
- Kemp’s gerbil with a weight of 100 grams
- Red hocicudo with a weight of 82 grams
- Bougainville mosaic-tailed rat with a weight of 86 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Paramo hocicudo
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Oxymycterus paramensis:
- Jalapan pine vole bringing 40 grams to the scale
- Short-haired water rat bringing 33 grams to the scale
- Mexican vole bringing 34 grams to the scale
- Shining thicket rat bringing 43 grams to the scale
- Arrow flying squirrel bringing 49 grams to the scale
- Handleyomys chapmani bringing 49 grams to the scale
- Mountain mosaic-tailed rat bringing 47 grams to the scale
- Great evening bat bringing 49 grams to the scale
- Great stripe-faced bat bringing 35 grams to the scale
- Aztec mouse bringing 34 grams to the scale