It is hard to guess what a Turkish hamster weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Turkish hamster (Mesocricetus brandti) on average weights 198 grams (0.44 lbs).
The Turkish hamster is from the family Muridae (genus: Mesocricetus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 18 cm (0′ 8″). On average, Turkish hamsters can have babies 3 times per year with a litter size of 9.
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 Turkish hamster, Mesocricetus brandti, also referred to as Brandt’s hamster, Azerbaijani hamster, or avurtlak, is a species of hamster native to Turkey, Armenia and other surrounding nations. The Turkish hamster, first catalogued in 1878, is a fairly close relative of the Syrian or golden hamster, though far less is known about it, and it is rarely kept as a pet. The population of the Turkish hamster is said to be declining in the wild, yet this hamster is often used in laboratory testing. Turkish hamsters have lifespans of about two years and are solitary, nocturnal animals, which practice hibernation.They are reported to be more aggressive than other members of the family Cricetidae. They are tan and dark, sandy brown in color. Like all hamsters, the Turkish hamster has cheek pouches that allow it to carry large amounts of food at one time.
Animals of the same family as a Turkish hamster
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Lundomys with a weight of 238 grams
- White-ankled mouse with a weight of 38 grams
- Vogelkop mountain rat with a size of 13.4 cm (0′ 6″)
- Brown rat with a weight of 282 grams
- Gray-bellied tree mouse with a weight of 41 grams
- One-toothed shrew mouse with a weight of 21 grams
- Bibimys torresi with a weight of 28 grams
- Bismarck giant rat with a weight of 613 grams
- Black-tailed tree rat with a weight of 125 grams
- Akodon spegazzinii with a weight of 28 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Turkish hamster
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Mesocricetus brandti:
- Lesser hedgehog tenrec bringing 160 grams to the scale
- Four-toed elephant shrew bringing 201 grams to the scale
- Piute ground squirrel bringing 165 grams to the scale
- Kintampo rope squirrel bringing 186 grams to the scale
- Anthony’s woodrat bringing 195 grams to the scale
- Mottled tuco-tuco bringing 192 grams to the scale
- Three-striped ground squirrel bringing 175 grams to the scale
- Felou gundi bringing 205 grams to the scale
- Luzon hairy-tailed rat bringing 170 grams to the scale
- Three-striped dasyure bringing 223 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Turkish hamster
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (9) as a Turkish hamster: