How big does a Indian hedgehog get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Indian hedgehog (Hemiechinus micropus) reaches an average size of 18 cm (0′ 8″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 171 grams (0.38 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 8 grams (0.02 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Indian hedgehogs have 2 babies about 1 times per year. The Indian hedgehog (genus: Hemiechinus) is a member of the family Erinaceidae.
As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.
The Indian hedgehog (Paraechinus micropus) is a species of hedgehog native to India and Pakistan. It mainly lives in sandy desert areas but can be found in other environments.
Animals of the same family as a Indian hedgehog
We found other animals of the Erinaceidae family:
- Brandt’s hedgehog with a size of 20.7 cm (0′ 9″)
- Indian hedgehog with a size of 18 cm (0′ 8″)
- Desert hedgehog with a size of 18.1 cm (0′ 8″)
- Daurian hedgehog with a size of 21.5 cm (0′ 9″)
- North African hedgehog with a size of 21.4 cm (0′ 9″)
- Southern white-breasted hedgehog with a size of 23.1 cm (0′ 10″)
- European hedgehog with a size of 23.7 cm (0′ 10″)
- Southern African hedgehog with a size of 18.2 cm (0′ 8″)
- Hainan gymnure with a size of 13.5 cm (0′ 6″)
- Dinagat gymnure with a size of 20 cm (0′ 8″)
Animals with the same size as a Indian hedgehog
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Indian hedgehog:
- Mexican woodrat with a size of 18.4 cm (0′ 8″)
- Robust yellow bat with a size of 15.2 cm (0′ 6″)
- Gilliard’s flying fox with a size of 15.9 cm (0′ 7″)
- Steinbach’s tuco-tuco with a size of 19.6 cm (0′ 8″)
- Ribboned rope squirrel with a size of 16.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Hairy-tailed bolo mouse with a size of 14.4 cm (0′ 6″)
- Central Texas pocket gopher with a size of 16.5 cm (0′ 7″)
- Eastern rat with a size of 17.3 cm (0′ 7″)
- Washington ground squirrel with a size of 16.6 cm (0′ 7″)
- Pteropus gilliardi with a size of 15.9 cm (0′ 7″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Indian hedgehog
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Indian hedgehog:
- Golden bandicoot
- Durango chipmunk
- Javanese flying squirrel
- Honey badger
- Sclater’s golden mole
- Eastern common cuscus
- Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat
- Sand-colored soft-furred rat
- Coxing’s white-bellied rat
- Common rock rat
Animals with the same weight as a Indian hedgehog
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Hemiechinus micropus:
- Brazilian squirrel bringing 177 grams to the scale
- Ethiopian narrow-headed rat bringing 144 grams to the scale
- Pygmy ringtail possum bringing 151 grams to the scale
- Indian gerbil bringing 138 grams to the scale
- Smoky pocket gopher bringing 150 grams to the scale
- Pygmy ringtail possum bringing 152 grams to the scale
- Middle East blind mole-rat bringing 164 grams to the scale
- Reddish tuco-tuco bringing 173 grams to the scale
- Long-tailed spiny rat bringing 205 grams to the scale
- Chestnut-bellied spiny rat bringing 159 grams to the scale