How big does a Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys lutillus) reaches an average size of 10.4 cm (0′ 5″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat has 2 babies at once. The Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat (genus: Melomys) 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.
The Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys lutillus), also known as the grassland melomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is endemic to the island of New Guinea where it is present from sea level to altitudes of about 2,200 metres (7,200 ft). It inhabits grassland, gardens and other disturbed areas.The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of “least concern”. This is because it has a wide range, can tolerate disturbance to its habitat and no particular threats have been identified.
Animals of the same family as a Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat
We found other animals of the Muridae family:
- Fire-bellied brush-furred rat with 1 babies per litter
- MacConnell’s climbing mouse with a weight of 41 grams
- Webb’s tufted-tailed rat with a weight of 61 grams
- Thomas’s giant deer mouse with 2 babies per litter
- Fat sand rat with 3 babies per litter
- Northern groove-toothed shrew mouse with a size of 8.1 cm (0′ 4″)
- Hastings River mouse with a size of 16 cm (0′ 7″)
- African grass rat with 4 babies per litter
- Eastern harvest mouse with a size of 6.5 cm (0′ 3″)
- Little Indian field mouse with 5 babies per litter
Animals with the same size as a Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat:
- Transcaucasian water shrew with a size of 8.6 cm (0′ 4″)
- Malagasy slit-faced bat with a size of 11.5 cm (0′ 5″)
- Rümmler’s brush mouse with a size of 10.1 cm (0′ 4″)
- Creeping vole with a size of 9.9 cm (0′ 4″)
- Great fruit-eating bat with a size of 9.5 cm (0′ 4″)
- South African pouched mouse with a size of 11.7 cm (0′ 5″)
- Woodland thicket rat with a size of 11 cm (0′ 5″)
- Hylaeamys megacephalus with a size of 12.2 cm (0′ 5″)
- Bank vole with a size of 10.6 cm (0′ 5″)
- Northern caenolestid with a size of 10.6 cm (0′ 5″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat: