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Small pencil-tailed tree mouse size: How big do they get?

How big does a Small pencil-tailed tree mouse get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Small pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys pusillus) reaches an average size of 9.4 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 28 grams (0.06 lbs). The Small pencil-tailed tree mouse (genus: Chiropodomys) 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 small pencil-tailed tree mouse or lesser pencil-tailed tree mouse (Chiropodomys pusillus) is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is only known from Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia) and from southern Kalimantan (Indonesia), although it likely occurs more widely.

Animals of the same family as a Small pencil-tailed tree mouse

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Small pencil-tailed tree mouse

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

Animals with the same weight as a Small pencil-tailed tree mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Chiropodomys pusillus: