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Red acouchi size: How big do they get?

How big does a Red acouchi get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Red acouchi (Myoprocta acouchy) reaches an average size of 36.3 cm (1′ 3″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 10 years, they grow from 76 grams (0.17 lbs) to 949 grams (2.09 lbs). A Red acouchi has 1 babies at once. The Red acouchi (genus: Myoprocta) is a member of the family Dasyproctidae.

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 Red acouchi is (1' 3

The red acouchi, Myoprocta acouchy, is a species of rodent in the acouchi genus, part of the family Dasyproctidae, from South America. It is found in the Guyanan subregion of the Amazon biome, including Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil, east of the Rio Branco and mainly north of the Amazon, with a few records from south of the Amazon. In the past, some authors have applied the name M. acouchy to the green acouchi instead and used M. exilis for the red acouchi, but this is now obsolete.It not only hoards seeds, but also chews off the protruding sprouts to prevent germination.

Animals of the same family as a Red acouchi

We found other animals of the Dasyproctidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Red acouchi

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Red acouchi

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Red acouchi:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Red acouchi

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Red acouchi:

Animals with the same weight as a Red acouchi

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Myoprocta acouchy: