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Ochre bush squirrel size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) reaches an average size of 16 cm (0′ 7″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 104 grams (0.23 lbs). A Ochre bush squirrel has 2 babies at once. The Ochre bush squirrel (genus: Paraxerus) 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 ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) is a species of rodents in the family Sciuridae found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

Animals of the same family as a Ochre bush squirrel

We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Ochre bush squirrel

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Ochre bush squirrel

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Ochre bush squirrel:

Animals with the same weight as a Ochre bush squirrel

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Paraxerus ochraceus: