It is hard to guess what a Pygmy treeshrew weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Pygmy treeshrew (Tupaia minor) on average weights 70 grams (0.15 lbs).
The Pygmy treeshrew is from the family Tupaiidae (genus: Tupaia). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 18.5 cm (0′ 8″). Usually, Pygmy treeshrews have 1 babies per litter.
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 pygmy treeshrew (Tupaia minor) is a treeshrew species within the family Tupaiidae. It is native to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.The generic name is derived from the Malay word tupai meaning squirrel or small animals that resemble squirrels.
Animals of the same family as a Pygmy treeshrew
We found other animals of the Tupaiidae family:
- Ruddy treeshrew with a weight of 168 grams
- Common treeshrew with a weight of 132 grams
- Palawan treeshrew with a weight of 168 grams
- Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew with a weight of 60 grams
- Striped treeshrew with a weight of 168 grams
- Long-footed treeshrew with a weight of 168 grams
- Nicobar treeshrew with a weight of 170 grams
- Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew with a weight of 50 grams
- Large treeshrew with a weight of 182 grams
- Slender treeshrew with a weight of 112 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Pygmy treeshrew
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Tupaia minor:
- Madagascan rousette bringing 65 grams to the scale
- Geoffroy’s rousette bringing 74 grams to the scale
- Senegal gerbil bringing 60 grams to the scale
- Sonoma chipmunk bringing 75 grams to the scale
- Heermann’s kangaroo rat bringing 63 grams to the scale
- Small five-toed jerboa bringing 59 grams to the scale
- Argentine hocicudo bringing 67 grams to the scale
- Broad-footed mole bringing 61 grams to the scale
- Long-eared chipmunk bringing 83 grams to the scale
- Southern flying squirrel bringing 72 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a Pygmy treeshrew
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Pygmy treeshrew:
- Bolivian tuco-tuco with a size of 22.1 cm (0′ 9″)
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher with a size of 19.2 cm (0′ 8″)
- Striped bush squirrel with a size of 17.8 cm (0′ 8″)
- Vordermann’s flying squirrel with a size of 14.8 cm (0′ 6″)
- Nimba otter shrew with a size of 16 cm (0′ 7″)
- Egyptian fruit bat with a size of 16.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Dinagat gymnure with a size of 20 cm (0′ 8″)
- Striped treeshrew with a size of 18.5 cm (0′ 8″)
- Panniet naked-backed fruit bat with a size of 18.6 cm (0′ 8″)
- Palawan flying squirrel with a size of 22 cm (0′ 9″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Pygmy treeshrew
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Pygmy treeshrew: