How big does a Luzon hairy-tailed rat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Luzon hairy-tailed rat (Batomys granti) reaches an average size of 20.4 cm (0′ 9″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 170 grams (0.37 lbs). The Luzon hairy-tailed rat (genus: Batomys) is a member of the family Muridae.
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 Luzon forest rat or Luzon hairy-tailed rat (Batomys granti) is one of five species of rodent in the genus Batomys. It is in the diverse family Muridae.This species is found only in the Philippines. This species was the first of the five to be identified and stayed the sole indicator for the genus for roughly 75 years, until 1988. Majority of this species lives on Mount Data which is one of several mountains in the Cordillera Mountains region of Northern Luzon.
Animals of the same family as a Luzon hairy-tailed rat
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Gorongoza gerbil with a weight of 119 grams
- Oecomys rex with a weight of 73 grams
- Long-footed rat with a size of 15.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat with a size of 13.6 cm (0′ 6″)
- Oligoryzomys destructor with a weight of 25 grams
- Long-tailed giant rat with a size of 22.8 cm (0′ 9″)
- Single-striped grass mouse with a weight of 50 grams
- Target rat with 2 babies per litter
- Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat with a size of 11.8 cm (0′ 5″)
- Jackson’s soft-furred mouse with 3 babies per litter
Animals with the same size as a Luzon hairy-tailed rat
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Luzon hairy-tailed rat:
- Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat with a size of 19.7 cm (0′ 8″)
- Brazilian squirrel with a size of 17.2 cm (0′ 7″)
- Mindanao treeshrew with a size of 19.5 cm (0′ 8″)
- Royle’s pika with a size of 17.7 cm (0′ 7″)
- Tropical ground squirrel with a size of 17.8 cm (0′ 8″)
- Short-footed Luzon tree rat with a size of 20 cm (0′ 8″)
- Val’s gundi with a size of 17.6 cm (0′ 7″)
- Mindoro striped rat with a size of 17.3 cm (0′ 7″)
- Deppe’s squirrel with a size of 20 cm (0′ 8″)
- American pika with a size of 19 cm (0′ 8″)
Animals with the same weight as a Luzon hairy-tailed rat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Batomys granti:
- Earless water rat bringing 168 grams to the scale
- Little ground squirrel bringing 174 grams to the scale
- Smoky pocket gopher bringing 150 grams to the scale
- Lesser hedgehog tenrec bringing 160 grams to the scale
- Guam flying fox bringing 153 grams to the scale
- Haig’s tuco-tuco bringing 164 grams to the scale
- Steppe pika bringing 143 grams to the scale
- Mira climbing rat bringing 184 grams to the scale
- American red squirrel bringing 200 grams to the scale
- Bryant’s woodrat bringing 182 grams to the scale