It is hard to guess what a Somali bushbaby weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Somali bushbaby (Galago gallarum) on average weights 250 grams (0.55 lbs).
The Somali bushbaby is from the family Galagonidae (genus: Galago). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 20 cm (0′ 8″).
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 Somali bushbaby (Galago gallarum), or the Somali lesser galago, as it is also known, is a species of nocturnal, arboreal primate in the family Galagidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Animals of the same family as a Somali bushbaby
We found other animals of the Galagonidae family:
- Northern needle-clawed bushbaby with a weight of 278 grams
- Senegal bushbaby with a weight of 216 grams
- Mohol bushbaby with a weight of 193 grams
- Prince Demidoff’s bushbaby with a weight of 67 grams
- Northern greater galago with a weight of 812 grams
- Zanzibar bushbaby with a weight of 148 grams
- Southern needle-clawed bushbaby with a weight of 296 grams
- Brown greater galago bringing 1.22 kilos (2.69 lbs) to the scale
- Bioko Allen’s bushbaby with a weight of 268 grams
- Dusky bushbaby with a weight of 213 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Somali bushbaby
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Galago gallarum:
- Yellow-bellied weasel bringing 264 grams to the scale
- Speckled ground squirrel bringing 252 grams to the scale
- Bushy-tailed woodrat bringing 286 grams to the scale
- Plantain squirrel bringing 210 grams to the scale
- Holochilus chacarius bringing 204 grams to the scale
- White-spined Atlantic spiny rat bringing 285 grams to the scale
- Panniet naked-backed fruit bat bringing 239 grams to the scale
- Philippine forest rat bringing 253 grams to the scale
- Brandt’s hedgehog bringing 213 grams to the scale
- Nectomys rattus bringing 249 grams to the scale