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Mexican ground squirrel size: How big do they get?

How big does a Mexican ground squirrel get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Mexican ground squirrel (Spermophilus mexicanus) reaches an average size of 19.3 cm (0′ 8″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 177 grams (0.39 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 4 grams (0.01 lbs). A Mexican ground squirrel has 5 babies at once. The Mexican ground squirrel (genus: Spermophilus) 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.

The average adult size of a Mexican ground squirrel is (0' 8

The Mexican ground squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. One of its closest relatives is the thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus).

Animals of the same family as a Mexican ground squirrel

We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Mexican ground squirrel

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Mexican ground squirrel:

Animals with the same litter size as a Mexican ground squirrel

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (5) as a Mexican ground squirrel:

Animals with the same weight as a Mexican ground squirrel

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Spermophilus mexicanus: