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How much does a Silky tuco-tuco weight?

It is hard to guess what a Silky tuco-tuco weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Silky tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sericeus) on average weights 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

The Silky tuco-tuco is from the family Ctenomyidae (genus: Ctenomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 23.8 cm (0′ 10″).

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 silky tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sericeus) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is endemic to Argentina.

Animals of the same family as a Silky tuco-tuco

We found other animals of the Ctenomyidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Silky tuco-tuco

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Ctenomys sericeus: