It is hard to guess what a Sclater’s shrew weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Sclater’s shrew (Sorex sclateri) on average weights 7 grams (0.02 lbs).
The Sclater’s shrew is from the family Soricidae (genus: Sorex). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 7.3 cm (0′ 3″).
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.
Sclater’s shrew (Sorex sclateri) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Animals of the same family as a Sclater’s shrew
We found other animals of the Soricidae family:
- Taiga shrew with a weight of 12 grams
- East African highland shrew with 3 babies per litter
- Makwassie musk shrew with a weight of 6 grams
- Ludia’s shrew with a weight of 5 grams
- Smith’s shrew with a size of 8.4 cm (0′ 4″)
- Long-tailed shrew with a weight of 4 grams
- Saharan shrew with a weight of 6 grams
- Piebald shrew with a weight of 11 grams
- Ornate shrew with a weight of 5 grams
- Southern short-tailed shrew with a weight of 11 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Sclater’s shrew
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Sorex sclateri:
- Alpine shrew bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Crosse’s shrew bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Brown pipistrelle bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Mexican long-tailed shrew bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Small bent-winged bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Cadorna’s pipistrelle bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Southern little yellow-eared bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Broad-headed pipistrelle bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Egyptian pygmy shrew bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Western long-tongued bat bringing 8 grams to the scale