It is hard to guess what a Samar squirrel weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Samar squirrel (Sundasciurus samarensis) on average weights 225 grams (0.5 lbs).
The Samar squirrel is from the family Sciuridae (genus: Sundasciurus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 21 cm (0′ 9″).
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 Samar squirrel (Sundasciurus samarensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it has been recorded from Samar and Leyte Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, due to expanding human activities, hunting, and the lack of basic knowledge about the species. They thrive in primary and secondary lowland and montane forest, including the lower edges of mossy forest. It is also found in some agricultural areas.
Animals of the same family as a Samar squirrel
We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:
- Black-eared squirrel with a size of 9.5 cm (0′ 4″)
- Merriam’s chipmunk with a weight of 74 grams
- Hoary marmot bringing 2.25 kilos (4.96 lbs) to the scale
- Red bush squirrel with a weight of 365 grams
- Allen’s chipmunk with a weight of 89 grams
- Eastern chipmunk with a size of 14.6 cm (0′ 6″)
- Nilgiri striped squirrel with a weight of 70 grams
- Red and white giant flying squirrel bringing 1.5 kilos (3.31 lbs) to the scale
- Piute ground squirrel with a weight of 165 grams
- Washington ground squirrel with a weight of 215 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Samar squirrel
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Sundasciurus samarensis:
- Large mosaic-tailed rat bringing 210 grams to the scale
- Moon-toothed degu bringing 200 grams to the scale
- Collared tuco-tuco bringing 210 grams to the scale
- Black-striped squirrel bringing 209 grams to the scale
- Smoky flying squirrel bringing 251 grams to the scale
- White-footed rabbit-rat bringing 200 grams to the scale
- Eastern woodrat bringing 252 grams to the scale
- Washington ground squirrel bringing 215 grams to the scale
- Felou gundi bringing 205 grams to the scale
- Black-shouldered opossum bringing 258 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a Samar squirrel
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Samar squirrel:
- Large vlei rat with a size of 18.2 cm (0′ 8″)
- Brandt’s hedgehog with a size of 20.7 cm (0′ 9″)
- North African hedgehog with a size of 21.4 cm (0′ 9″)
- Least weasel with a size of 18.9 cm (0′ 8″)
- Ashy-headed flying fox with a size of 21.6 cm (0′ 9″)
- Four-toed elephant shrew with a size of 19.2 cm (0′ 8″)
- Smoky pocket gopher with a size of 19.2 cm (0′ 8″)
- Summit rat with a size of 19 cm (0′ 8″)
- Large Luzon forest rat with a size of 24 cm (0′ 10″)
- Pied tamarin with a size of 23.9 cm (0′ 10″)