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Long-tailed weasel size: How big do they get?

How big does a Long-tailed weasel get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) reaches an average size of 23 cm (0′ 10″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 7.08 years, they grow from 3 grams (0.01 lbs) to 191 grams (0.42 lbs). A Long-tailed weasel has 6 babies at once. The Long-tailed weasel (genus: Mustela) is a member of the family Mustelidae.

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 average adult size of a Long-tailed weasel is (0' 10

The long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata), also known as the bridled weasel or big stoat, is a species of mustelid distributed from southern Canada throughout all the United States and Mexico, southward through all of Central America and into northern South America. It is distinct from the short-tailed weasel, also known as a “stoat”, a close relation that originated in Eurasia and crossed into North America some half million years ago.

Animals of the same family as a Long-tailed weasel

We found other animals of the Mustelidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Long-tailed weasel

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Long-tailed weasel:

Animals with the same litter size as a Long-tailed weasel

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (6) as a Long-tailed weasel:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Long-tailed weasel

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Long-tailed weasel:

Animals with the same weight as a Long-tailed weasel

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Mustela frenata: