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How old does a Smith’s vole get? (age expectancy)

What is the maximal age a Smith’s vole reaches?

An adult Smith’s vole (Myodes smithii) usually gets as old as 3.5 years.

Smith’s voles are around 19 days in the womb of their mother. When born, they weight 2 grams (0 lbs) and measure 3 cm (0′ 2″). As a member of the Cricetidae family (genus: Myodes), their offspring is 4 babies per pregnancy. Fully grown, they reach a bodylength of 10.6 cm (0′ 5″).

As a reference: Usually, humans get as old as 100 years, with the average being around 75 years. After being carried in the belly of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks), they grow to an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) and weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual.

Smith’s vole (Myodes smithii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is also known as Smith’s red-backed vole and is found only in Japan.This vole is named after Richard Gordon Smith, (1858–1918) who, after falling out with his wife, traveled the world hunting for animals and keeping a record of his travels and discoveries in eight large leather-bound diaries. He spent some time in Japan where he collected mammals for the British Museum, including the type specimen of this vole.

Animals of the same family as a Smith’s vole

Not really brothers and sisters, but from the same biological family (Cricetidae):

Animals that reach the same age as Smith’s vole

With an average age of 3.5 years, Smith’s vole are in good companionship of the following animals:

Animals with the same number of babies Smith’s vole

The same number of babies at once (4) are born by:

Weighting as much as Smith’s vole

A fully grown Smith’s vole reaches around 34 grams (0.07 lbs). So do these animals: