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Mountain spiny pocket mouse size: How big do they get?

How big does a Mountain spiny pocket mouse get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Mountain spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys oresterus) reaches an average size of 11 cm (0′ 5″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 74 grams (0.16 lbs). A Mountain spiny pocket mouse has 3 babies at once. The Mountain spiny pocket mouse (genus: Heteromys) is a member of the family Heteromyidae.

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 mountain spiny pocket mouse (Heteromys oresterus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Animals of the same family as a Mountain spiny pocket mouse

We found other animals of the Heteromyidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Mountain spiny pocket mouse

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Mountain spiny pocket mouse:

Animals with the same litter size as a Mountain spiny pocket mouse

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Mountain spiny pocket mouse:

Animals with the same weight as a Mountain spiny pocket mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Heteromys oresterus: