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How much does a Tanezumi rat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Tanezumi rat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Tanezumi rat (Rattus tanezumi) on average weights 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

The Tanezumi rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Rattus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 17.1 cm (0′ 7″).

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 Tanezumi rat (Rattus tanezumi), also known as the Asian rat or Asian house rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is closely related to the black rat (Rattus rattus). It is widespread in eastern, southern and south-eastern Asia, being found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Animals of the same family as a Tanezumi rat

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Animals with the same weight as a Tanezumi rat

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