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Mole-like rice tenrec size: How big do they get?

How big does a Mole-like rice tenrec get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova) reaches an average size of 10.4 cm (0′ 5″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 34 grams (0.07 lbs). The Mole-like rice tenrec (genus: Oryzorictes) is a member of the family Tenrecidae.

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 Mole-like rice tenrec is  (0' 5

The mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), also known as the fossorial tenrec or hova rice tenrec, is a species of mammal in the tenrec family. Like all other tenrecs, it is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, swamps, freshwater lakes, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Animals of the same family as a Mole-like rice tenrec

We found other animals of the Tenrecidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Mole-like rice tenrec

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Mole-like rice tenrec:

Animals with the same weight as a Mole-like rice tenrec

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Oryzorictes hova: