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Spiny pocket mouse size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Spiny pocket mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus) reaches an average size of 8.3 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 16 grams (0.04 lbs). A Spiny pocket mouse has 2 babies at once. The Spiny pocket mouse (genus: Chaetodipus) is a member of the family Heteromyidae.

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 average adult size of a Spiny pocket mouse is  (0' 4

The spiny pocket mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae and order Rodentia. It is found in Baja California in Mexico and in Arizona, California and Nevada in the United States.

Animals of the same family as a Spiny pocket mouse

We found other animals of the Heteromyidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Spiny pocket mouse

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Spiny pocket mouse

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Spiny pocket mouse:

Animals with the same weight as a Spiny pocket mouse

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Chaetodipus spinatus: