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Short-tailed mongoose size: How big do they get?

How big does a Short-tailed mongoose get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Short-tailed mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus) reaches an average size of 41.5 cm (1′ 5″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 1.4 kg (3.08 lbs). A Short-tailed mongoose has 3 babies at once. The Short-tailed mongoose (genus: Herpestes) is a member of the family Herpestidae.

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.

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The short-tailed mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus) is a mongoose species native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It inhabits evergreen forest and rural gardens from sea level to an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft). It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List since 2008.It was first described by John Edward Gray in 1837.It is red-brown to black and has black limbs. The head is grayish with a black spot on the chin. Its total body length is 60–65 cm (24–26 in) including a 25 cm (9.8 in) short tail. It weighs about 1.4 kg (3.1 lb).

Animals of the same family as a Short-tailed mongoose

We found other animals of the Herpestidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Short-tailed mongoose

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Short-tailed mongoose:

Animals with the same litter size as a Short-tailed mongoose

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Short-tailed mongoose:

Animals with the same weight as a Short-tailed mongoose

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Herpestes brachyurus: