It is hard to guess what a Target rat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Target rat (Stochomys longicaudatus) on average weights 70 grams (0.15 lbs).
The Target rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Stochomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 14.2 cm (0′ 6″). Usually, Target rats 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 target rat (Stochomys longicaudatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Stochomys. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Animals of the same family as a Target rat
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Forest Oldfield mouse with a weight of 77 grams
- Euryoryzomys legatus with a weight of 61 grams
- Gray-tailed narrow-headed rat with a weight of 85 grams
- Mindanao shrew-rat with a size of 9 cm (0′ 4″)
- Euryoryzomys macconnelli with a weight of 62 grams
- Gorongoza gerbil with a weight of 118 grams
- Silver mountain vole with a weight of 37 grams
- Inca Oldfield mouse with a weight of 77 grams
- Smoky grass mouse with a weight of 22 grams
- Grassland mosaic-tailed rat with a weight of 71 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Target rat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Stochomys longicaudatus:
- Broad-footed mole bringing 61 grams to the scale
- Striped Atlantic Forest rat bringing 67 grams to the scale
- Small five-toed jerboa bringing 59 grams to the scale
- Lesser hamster-rat bringing 75 grams to the scale
- Oecomys roberti bringing 73 grams to the scale
- Spectacled dormouse bringing 68 grams to the scale
- Abyssinian grass rat bringing 73 grams to the scale
- Daphne’s Oldfield mouse bringing 77 grams to the scale
- Ash-colored Oldfield mouse bringing 77 grams to the scale
- Big-eared kangaroo rat bringing 78 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Target rat
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Target rat: