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Red spiny rat size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Red spiny rat (Maxomys surifer) reaches an average size of 16.7 cm (0′ 7″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 150 grams (0.33 lbs). A Red spiny rat has 3 babies at once. The Red spiny rat (genus: Maxomys) 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 average adult size of a Red spiny rat is (0' 7

The red spiny rat (Maxomys surifer) is a rodent species in the family Muridae that inhabits forests in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and on Java, Borneo and Sumatra islands. In China, it has been recorded only in Yunnan province.

Animals of the same family as a Red spiny rat

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Red spiny rat

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Red spiny rat

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

Animals with the same weight as a Red spiny rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Maxomys surifer: