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Smoky pocket gopher size: How big do they get?

How big does a Smoky pocket gopher get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Smoky pocket gopher (Pappogeomys tylorhinus) reaches an average size of 21.5 cm (0′ 9″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 403 grams (0.89 lbs). A Smoky pocket gopher has 1 babies at once. The Smoky pocket gopher (genus: Pappogeomys) is a member of the family Geomyidae.

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 smoky pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fumosus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Mexico (Querétaro). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Molecular phylogenetics has revealed that this species also includes the animals formerly separated as C. gymnurus, C. neglectus, C. tylorhinus and C. zinseri.

Animals of the same family as a Smoky pocket gopher

We found other animals of the Geomyidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Smoky pocket gopher

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Smoky pocket gopher

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Smoky pocket gopher:

Animals with the same weight as a Smoky pocket gopher

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pappogeomys tylorhinus: