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Mittendorf’s striped grass mouse size: How big do they get?

How big does a Mittendorf’s striped grass mouse get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Mittendorf’s striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys mittendorfi) reaches an average size of 11.1 cm (0′ 5″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 41 grams (0.09 lbs). The Mittendorf’s striped grass mouse (genus: Lemniscomys) 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.

Mittendorf’s lemniscomys or Mittendorf’s striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys mittendorfi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Cameroon where it is found at high elevations on a single mountain. Its natural habitat is tropical high-altitude grassland. It faces no particular threats and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as being of “least concern”.

Animals of the same family as a Mittendorf’s striped grass mouse

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Mittendorf’s striped grass mouse

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Mittendorf’s striped grass mouse:

Animals with the same weight as a Mittendorf’s striped grass mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lemniscomys mittendorfi: