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Taiga shrew size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Taiga shrew (Sorex isodon) reaches an average size of 7.5 cm (0′ 3″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 12 grams (0.03 lbs). A Taiga shrew has 7 babies at once. The Taiga 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.

The average adult size of a Taiga shrew is (0' 3

The taiga shrew (Sorex isodon), also known as the even-toothed shrew can achieve a body length of about 67 millimeters, with a tail of about 43 millimeters. This shrew is very similar to the long-clawed shrew. This species inhabits forested mountain valleys, and is found across northern Eurasia. It ranges from the Baltic Sea area through the Lake Baikal region of Siberia into the Russian Far East and along the Baekdudaegan mountains of the Korean Peninsula.

Animals of the same family as a Taiga shrew

We found other animals of the Soricidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Taiga shrew

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Taiga shrew

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (7) as a Taiga shrew:

Animals with the same weight as a Taiga shrew

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