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How much does a Southern pygmy mouse weight?

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

An adult Southern pygmy mouse (Baiomys musculus) on average weights 9 grams (0.02 lbs).

The Southern pygmy mouse is from the family Muridae (genus: Baiomys). It is usually born with about 1 grams (0 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 7.5 cm (0′ 3″). Usually, Southern pygmy mouses have 2 babies per litter.

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 southern pygmy mouse (Baiomys musculus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

Animals of the same family as a Southern pygmy mouse

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Southern pygmy mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Baiomys musculus:

Animals with the same size as a Southern pygmy mouse

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Southern pygmy mouse

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Southern pygmy mouse: