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Savanna path shrew size: How big do they get?

How big does a Savanna path shrew get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Savanna path shrew (Crocidura viaria) reaches an average size of 8.8 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 16 grams (0.04 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 1 grams (0 lbs). A Savanna path shrew has 3 babies at once. The Savanna path shrew (genus: Crocidura) is a member of the family Soricidae.

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 Savanna path shrew is  (0' 4

The savanna path shrew (Crocidura viaria) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna, and heavily degraded former forest.

Animals of the same family as a Savanna path shrew

We found other animals of the Soricidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Savanna path shrew

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Savanna path shrew

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Savanna path shrew:

Animals with the same weight as a Savanna path shrew

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Crocidura viaria: