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How much does a Southern African hedgehog weight?

It is hard to guess what a Southern African hedgehog weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Southern African hedgehog (Atelerix frontalis) on average weights 337 grams (0.74 lbs).

The Southern African hedgehog is from the family Erinaceidae (genus: Atelerix). It is usually born with about 10 grams (0.02 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 18.2 cm (0′ 8″). On average, Southern African hedgehogs can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 4.

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 average adult weight of a Southern African hedgehog is 337 grams (0.74 lbs)

The Southern African hedgehog (Atelerix frontalis) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Animals of the same family as a Southern African hedgehog

We found other animals of the Erinaceidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Southern African hedgehog

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Atelerix frontalis:

Animals with the same size as a Southern African hedgehog

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Southern African hedgehog:

Animals with the same litter size as a Southern African hedgehog

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a Southern African hedgehog: