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Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat (Proechimys dimidiatus) reaches an average size of 19.7 cm (0′ 8″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 168 grams (0.37 lbs). A Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat has 2 babies at once. The Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat (genus: Proechimys) is a member of the family Echimyidae.

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 soft-spined Atlantic spiny-rat, Trinomys dimidiatus, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil.

Animals of the same family as a Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat

We found other animals of the Echimyidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat:

Animals with the same litter size as a Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat:

Animals with the same weight as a Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Proechimys dimidiatus: