It is hard to guess what a Remy’s pygmy shrew weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Remy’s pygmy shrew (Suncus remyi) on average weights 4 grams (0.01 lbs).
The Remy’s pygmy shrew is from the family Soricidae (genus: Suncus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 12.6 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.
Remy’s pygmy shrew (Suncus remyi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Animals of the same family as a Remy’s pygmy shrew
We found other animals of the Soricidae family:
- Horsfield’s shrew with a weight of 5 grams
- Gansu shrew with a size of 8 cm (0′ 4″)
- Grasse’s shrew with a size of 6.3 cm (0′ 3″)
- Smith’s shrew with a size of 8.4 cm (0′ 4″)
- Smoky white-toothed shrew with a weight of 14 grams
- Geata mouse shrew with a weight of 9 grams
- Iberian shrew with a weight of 6 grams
- Arctic shrew with a weight of 8 grams
- Marsh shrew with a weight of 15 grams
- Salenski’s shrew with a weight of 5 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Remy’s pygmy shrew
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Suncus remyi:
- Proboscis bat bringing 4 grams to the scale
- Slender shrew bringing 4 grams to the scale
- Hardwicke’s woolly bat bringing 4 grams to the scale
- Ridley’s bat bringing 4 grams to the scale
- Common thick-thumbed bat bringing 4 grams to the scale
- Pygmy long-eared bat bringing 4 grams to the scale
- Little yellow bat bringing 4 grams to the scale
- Light-winged lesser house bat bringing 4 grams to the scale
- Flute-nosed bat bringing 4 grams to the scale
- Borneo roundleaf bat bringing 4 grams to the scale