It is hard to guess what a Stolzmann’s crab-eating rat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Stolzmann’s crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys stolzmanni) on average weights 84 grams (0.19 lbs).
The Stolzmann’s crab-eating rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Ichthyomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 57.3 cm (1′ 11″).
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.
Stolzmann’s crab-eating rat (Ichthyomys stolzmanni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The species is believed to be nocturnal and semiaquatic, and has been found at an elevation range of 900 to 1700 m. A survey in 2010 indicates that it has become a pest at local fish farms.
Animals of the same family as a Stolzmann’s crab-eating rat
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Andean mouse with a weight of 69 grams
- Bushveld gerbil with a weight of 73 grams
- Gambian pouched rat bringing 1.27 kilos (2.8 lbs) to the scale
- King rat (animal) with a weight of 420 grams
- Voalavoanala with a weight of 97 grams
- Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse with a weight of 23 grams
- Cape gerbil with a weight of 92 grams
- Western white-eared giant rat with a weight of 932 grams
- Mongolian gerbil with a weight of 57 grams
- Toad mouse with a weight of 8 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Stolzmann’s crab-eating rat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Ichthyomys stolzmanni:
- Highveld gerbil bringing 89 grams to the scale
- Slender squirrel bringing 74 grams to the scale
- Gray-footed chipmunk bringing 70 grams to the scale
- Broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat bringing 85 grams to the scale
- Water vole (North America) bringing 92 grams to the scale
- Oecomys phaeotis bringing 73 grams to the scale
- Ash-colored Oldfield mouse bringing 77 grams to the scale
- Oecomys roberti bringing 73 grams to the scale
- Big deer mouse bringing 71 grams to the scale
- Long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat bringing 82 grams to the scale