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How much does a Rock dormouse weight?

It is hard to guess what a Rock dormouse weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Rock dormouse (Graphiurus platyops) on average weights 46 grams (0.1 lbs).

The Rock dormouse is from the family Myoxidae (genus: Graphiurus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 7.5 cm (0′ 3″). Usually, Rock dormouses have 5 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 rock dormouse or flat-headed African dormouse (Graphiurus platyops) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe where it lives among rocks in upland areas. It is a fairly common, mainly nocturnal species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of “least concern”.

Animals of the same family as a Rock dormouse

We found other animals of the Myoxidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Rock dormouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Graphiurus platyops:

Animals with the same litter size as a Rock dormouse

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (5) as a Rock dormouse: