It is hard to guess what a Ruwenzori otter shrew weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Ruwenzori otter shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii) on average weights 112 grams (0.25 lbs).
The Ruwenzori otter shrew is from the family Tenrecidae (genus: Micropotamogale). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 16 cm (0′ 7″). Usually, Ruwenzori otter shrews 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 Ruwenzori otter shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii) is a species of semiaquatic dwarf otter shrew of the family Potamogalidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Otter shrews are shrew-like afrotherian mammals found in sub-Saharan Africa. They are most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar.
Animals of the same family as a Ruwenzori otter shrew
We found other animals of the Tenrecidae family:
- Least shrew tenrec with a weight of 3 grams
- Gracile shrew tenrec with a weight of 23 grams
- Highland streaked tenrec with a weight of 102 grams
- Mole-like rice tenrec with a weight of 34 grams
- Lesser hedgehog tenrec with a weight of 160 grams
- Giant otter shrew with a weight of 685 grams
- Mole-like rice tenrec with a weight of 39 grams
- Pygmy shrew tenrec with a weight of 4 grams
- Taiva shrew tenrec with a weight of 12 grams
- Montane shrew tenrec with a weight of 13 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Ruwenzori otter shrew
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Micropotamogale ruwenzorii:
- Water vole (North America) bringing 92 grams to the scale
- Common treeshrew bringing 132 grams to the scale
- Fringe-tailed gerbil bringing 96 grams to the scale
- Broad-toothed mouse bringing 125 grams to the scale
- Santander dwarf squirrel bringing 99 grams to the scale
- African grass rat bringing 95 grams to the scale
- Biak glider bringing 90 grams to the scale
- African marsh rat bringing 128 grams to the scale
- Greater fairy armadillo bringing 129 grams to the scale
- Southern three-striped opossum bringing 112 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a Ruwenzori otter shrew
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Ruwenzori otter shrew:
- Brazilian squirrel with a size of 17.2 cm (0′ 7″)
- Dark-tailed tree rat with a size of 15.9 cm (0′ 7″)
- Senegal bushbaby with a size of 16 cm (0′ 7″)
- Alpine pika with a size of 17.5 cm (0′ 7″)
- Silky anteater with a size of 17.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Chestnut-striped opossum with a size of 13.1 cm (0′ 6″)
- Bush rat with a size of 15.8 cm (0′ 7″)
- Steppe pika with a size of 15.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Mindanao mountain rat with a size of 12.8 cm (0′ 6″)
- Brooke’s squirrel with a size of 18.6 cm (0′ 8″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Ruwenzori otter shrew
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Ruwenzori otter shrew: