How big does a Siberian weasel get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica) reaches an average size of 30.6 cm (1′ 1″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). Usually, they reach an age of 8.83 years. A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 531 grams (1.17 lbs). A Siberian weasel has 6 babies at once. The Siberian weasel (genus: Mustela) is a member of the family Mustelidae.
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 Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica) is a medium-sized weasel native to Asia, where it is widely distributed and inhabits various forest habitats and open areas. It is therefore listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Animals of the same family as a Siberian weasel
We found other animals of the Mustelidae family:
- European polecat with a size of 35.9 cm (1′ 3″)
- Back-striped weasel with a size of 28.7 cm (1′ 0″)
- Japanese marten with a size of 44.2 cm (1′ 6″)
- European badger with a size of 70.7 cm (2′ 4″)
- Steppe polecat with a size of 43.5 cm (1′ 6″)
- Lesser grison with a size of 42.4 cm (1′ 5″)
- Spotted-necked otter with a size of 59.4 cm (2′ 0″)
- European mink with a size of 36.1 cm (1′ 3″)
- Honey badger with a size of 68.4 cm (2′ 3″)
- Sunda stink badger with a size of 44.2 cm (1′ 6″)
Animals with the same size as a Siberian weasel
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Siberian weasel:
- Indonesian mountain weasel with a size of 30.9 cm (1′ 1″)
- Black-capped squirrel monkey with a size of 30.9 cm (1′ 1″)
- Tapeti with a size of 36.3 cm (1′ 3″)
- Clara’s echymipera with a size of 34.1 cm (1′ 2″)
- Bengal mongoose with a size of 30.8 cm (1′ 1″)
- Central American squirrel monkey with a size of 28.2 cm (1′ 0″)
- Black-headed night monkey with a size of 35.7 cm (1′ 3″)
- Gray-backed sportive lemur with a size of 25.5 cm (0′ 11″)
- Hispaniolan solenodon with a size of 30.6 cm (1′ 1″)
- Moluccan flying fox with a size of 25.3 cm (0′ 10″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Siberian weasel
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (6) as a Siberian weasel:
- Seven-banded armadillo
- Bronze quoll
- White-eared opossum
- Spotted ground squirrel
- Dwarf shrew
- Uinta chipmunk
- Arctic shrew
- Stoat
- Northern quoll
- Muskrat
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Siberian weasel
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Siberian weasel:
- Maned rat with an average maximal age of 7.5 years
- Pallid bat with an average maximal age of 9.08 years
- Plains viscacha with an average maximal age of 9.33 years
- Red-legged sun squirrel with an average maximal age of 8.83 years
- Black-shouldered opossum with an average maximal age of 7.83 years
- Bush dog with an average maximal age of 10.33 years
- Tasmanian devil with an average maximal age of 8.17 years
- Eastern cottontail with an average maximal age of 9 years
- Cape gray mongoose with an average maximal age of 8.67 years
- Snowshoe hare with an average maximal age of 8 years
Animals with the same weight as a Siberian weasel
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Mustela sibirica:
- Malayan weasel bringing 569 grams to the scale
- Big pocket gopher bringing 499 grams to the scale
- Yellow-bellied glider bringing 568 grams to the scale
- New Guinea waterside rat bringing 526 grams to the scale
- Golden-rumped elephant shrew bringing 535 grams to the scale
- Brazilian guinea pig bringing 524 grams to the scale
- Giant pocket gopher bringing 499 grams to the scale
- Golden lion tamarin bringing 593 grams to the scale
- Long-tailed chinchilla bringing 480 grams to the scale
- Ring-tailed ground squirrel bringing 500 grams to the scale