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How much does a Southern grasshopper mouse weight?

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

An adult Southern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus) on average weights 21 grams (0.05 lbs).

The Southern grasshopper mouse is from the family Muridae (genus: Onychomys). It is usually born with about 2 grams (0 lbs). They can live for up to 4.58 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 9.4 cm (0′ 4″). On average, Southern grasshopper mouses can have babies 2 times per year with a litter size of 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.

The average adult weight of a Southern grasshopper mouse is 21 grams (0.05 lbs)

The southern grasshopper mouse or scorpion mouse (Onychomys torridus) is a species of the order Rodentia, and is in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mexico and in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah in the United States. Notable for its resistance to venom, it routinely kills and eats Arizona bark scorpions, a species with a highly venomous sting.

Animals of the same family as a Southern grasshopper mouse

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Southern grasshopper mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Onychomys torridus:

Animals with the same size as a Southern grasshopper mouse

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Southern grasshopper mouse

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Southern grasshopper mouse:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Southern grasshopper mouse

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Southern grasshopper mouse: