How big does a Jentink’s squirrel get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Jentink’s squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) reaches an average size of 21 cm (0′ 9″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). The Jentink’s squirrel (genus: Sundasciurus) is a member of the family Sciuridae.
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.
Jentink’s squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is named in honor of the Dutch zoologist Fredericus Anna Jentink. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Animals of the same family as a Jentink’s squirrel
We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:
- Temminck’s flying squirrel with a size of 11.8 cm (0′ 5″)
- Bolivian squirrel with a weight of 190 grams
- Ruwenzori sun squirrel with a size of 22.6 cm (0′ 9″)
- Siberian flying squirrel with a size of 16 cm (0′ 7″)
- Culion tree squirrel with a size of 21 cm (0′ 9″)
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel with a size of 13.7 cm (0′ 6″)
- Boehm’s bush squirrel with a size of 12.5 cm (0′ 5″)
- Kashmir flying squirrel with 3 babies per litter
- Red and white giant flying squirrel with a size of 41 cm (1′ 5″)
- Allen’s squirrel with a size of 23.4 cm (0′ 10″)
Animals with the same size as a Jentink’s squirrel
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Jentink’s squirrel:
- Guyenne spiny rat with a size of 22 cm (0′ 9″)
- Silky anteater with a size of 17.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Richardson’s ground squirrel with a size of 21.1 cm (0′ 9″)
- Davao squirrel with a size of 21 cm (0′ 9″)
- Blazed Luzon shrew-rat with a size of 19.5 cm (0′ 8″)
- Peruvian tuco-tuco with a size of 23.8 cm (0′ 10″)
- Blazed Luzon shrew-rat with a size of 19.5 cm (0′ 8″)
- Ceram fruit bat with a size of 20.2 cm (0′ 8″)
- Striped bush squirrel with a size of 17.8 cm (0′ 8″)
- Cape ground squirrel with a size of 24.7 cm (0′ 10″)