It is hard to guess what a True’s shrew mole weights. But we have the answer:
An adult True’s shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris) on average weights 15 grams (0.03 lbs).
The True’s shrew mole is from the family Talpidae (genus: Dymecodon). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 6.5 cm (0′ 3″). On average, True’s shrew moles can have babies 1 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.
True’s shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan (Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu) and is a common species above 1000 meters in grassland, shrubland and forest.It is the only species in the genus Dymecodon. It has sometimes been considered belonging to the genus Urotrichus.
Animals of the same family as a True’s shrew mole
We found other animals of the Talpidae family:
- Broad-footed mole with a weight of 61 grams
- Small Japanese mole with a weight of 65 grams
- Blind mole with a weight of 70 grams
- Japanese mole with a weight of 82 grams
- True’s shrew mole with a weight of 14 grams
- Himalayan mole with a weight of 60 grams
- Townsend’s mole with a weight of 70 grams
- Spanish mole with a weight of 48 grams
- Altai mole with a size of 16.9 cm (0′ 7″)
- Small Japanese mole with a weight of 64 grams
Animals with the same weight as a True’s shrew mole
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Dymecodon pilirostris:
- Black-capped fruit bat bringing 17 grams to the scale
- Broad-eared bat bringing 13 grams to the scale
- Spotted free-tailed bat bringing 15 grams to the scale
- Desert pocket mouse bringing 15 grams to the scale
- Geoffroy’s tailless bat bringing 15 grams to the scale
- Canyon mouse bringing 16 grams to the scale
- Montane white-toothed shrew bringing 14 grams to the scale
- New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat bringing 13 grams to the scale
- Naked-nosed shrew tenrec bringing 18 grams to the scale
- Chinese shrew mole bringing 16 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a True’s shrew mole
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as True’s shrew mole:
- Lowe’s shrew with a size of 7 cm (0′ 3″)
- Southern red-sided opossum with a size of 7.2 cm (0′ 3″)
- Greater white-toothed shrew with a size of 6.9 cm (0′ 3″)
- Steppe mouse with a size of 7.5 cm (0′ 3″)
- Large-eared tenrec with a size of 7.1 cm (0′ 3″)
- Honey possum with a size of 7.7 cm (0′ 4″)
- Northern pygmy mouse with a size of 6.4 cm (0′ 3″)
- True’s shrew mole with a size of 6.5 cm (0′ 3″)
- Common blossom bat with a size of 6.7 cm (0′ 3″)
- Crowned shrew with a size of 7.2 cm (0′ 3″)
Animals with the same litter size as a True’s shrew mole
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a True’s shrew mole: