It is hard to guess what a Zempoaltepec weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Zempoaltepec (Peromyscus melanocarpus) on average weights 58 grams (0.13 lbs).
The Zempoaltepec is from the family Muridae (genus: Peromyscus). It is usually born with about 4 grams (0.01 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 12.5 cm (0′ 5″). Usually, Zempoaltepecs 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 zempoaltepec (Peromyscus melanocarpus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Mexico.
Animals of the same family as a Zempoaltepec
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Yellow-bellied climbing mouse with a weight of 59 grams
- Bismarck giant rat with a weight of 613 grams
- Ash-grey mouse with a weight of 30 grams
- Southern red-backed vole with a weight of 19 grams
- Gracile tateril with a weight of 49 grams
- Hylaeamys megacephalus with a weight of 57 grams
- African wading rat with a weight of 62 grams
- Transcaucasian mole vole with 4 babies per litter
- Puebla deer mouse with a weight of 59 grams
- Holochilus chacarius with a weight of 204 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Zempoaltepec
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Peromyscus melanocarpus:
- Handleyomys intectus bringing 60 grams to the scale
- Broad-footed mole bringing 61 grams to the scale
- Van Deusen’s rat bringing 67 grams to the scale
- Pittier’s crab-eating rat bringing 69 grams to the scale
- Cabrera’s vole bringing 52 grams to the scale
- Euryoryzomys lamia bringing 60 grams to the scale
- Swamp antechinus bringing 53 grams to the scale
- Nephelomys albigularis bringing 60 grams to the scale
- Coast mole bringing 61 grams to the scale
- Alexander’s bush squirrel bringing 50 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a Zempoaltepec
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Zempoaltepec:
- Mole-like rice tenrec with a size of 10.4 cm (0′ 5″)
- Star-nosed mole with a size of 11.5 cm (0′ 5″)
- Spinifex hopping mouse with a size of 10 cm (0′ 4″)
- Djoongari with a size of 10.6 cm (0′ 5″)
- Biak glider with a size of 14.5 cm (0′ 6″)
- Mount Apo forest mouse with a size of 10.9 cm (0′ 5″)
- Florida mouse with a size of 10.4 cm (0′ 5″)
- Monito del monte with a size of 10.5 cm (0′ 5″)
- Sandhill dunnart with a size of 10.5 cm (0′ 5″)
- Golden spiny mouse with a size of 11.1 cm (0′ 5″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Zempoaltepec
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Zempoaltepec: