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How much does a Yellow-faced pocket gopher weight?

It is hard to guess what a Yellow-faced pocket gopher weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Yellow-faced pocket gopher (Pappogeomys castanops) on average weights 267 grams (0.59 lbs).

The Yellow-faced pocket gopher is from the family Geomyidae (genus: Pappogeomys). It is usually born with about 6 grams (0.01 lbs). They can live for up to 4.67 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 19.2 cm (0′ 8″). On average, Yellow-faced pocket gophers can have babies 3 times per year with a litter size of 2.

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 average adult weight of a Yellow-faced pocket gopher is 267 grams (0.59 lbs)

The yellow-faced pocket gopher (Cratogeomys castanops) is a species of pocket gopher that is native to shortgrass prairies in the south-western United States and northern Mexico. It is the species that lives north of the Southern Coahuila Filter-Barrier (SCFB). Among the different species, the yellow-faced pocket gopher has a small to medium-sized skull. The fossil of this genus was recorded from the pre-Pleistocene Benson Beds of Arizona.The yellow-faced pocket gopher has a yellowish-brown coat, a short tail, and one deep groove down the anterior middle of each incisor.

Animals of the same family as a Yellow-faced pocket gopher

We found other animals of the Geomyidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Yellow-faced pocket gopher

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pappogeomys castanops:

Animals with the same size as a Yellow-faced pocket gopher

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Yellow-faced pocket gopher:

Animals with the same litter size as a Yellow-faced pocket gopher

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Yellow-faced pocket gopher:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Yellow-faced pocket gopher

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Yellow-faced pocket gopher: