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Slender shrew size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Slender shrew (Sorex gracillimus) reaches an average size of 5.3 cm (0′ 3″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 4 grams (0.01 lbs). A Slender shrew has 5 babies at once. The Slender shrew (genus: Sorex) 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.

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The slender shrew (Sorex gracillimus) is a species of shrew. An adult slender shrew has a weight of 1.5-5.3 grams and a body length of 4.7-6.0 centimeters, with a tail of 4-5 centimeters; this makes it one of the smaller shrews found in its range. It is distributed across northeastern North Korea, Hokkaidō, and the Russian Far East including the Kuril Islands.

Animals of the same family as a Slender shrew

We found other animals of the Soricidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Slender shrew

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Slender shrew

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (5) as a Slender shrew:

Animals with the same weight as a Slender shrew

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Sorex gracillimus: