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Talazac’s shrew tenrec size: How big do they get?

How big does a Talazac’s shrew tenrec get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Talazac’s shrew tenrec (Microgale talazaci) reaches an average size of 15 cm (0′ 6″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 5.83 years, they grow from 3 grams (0.01 lbs) to 45 grams (0.1 lbs). A Talazac’s shrew tenrec has 2 babies at once. The Talazac’s shrew tenrec (genus: Microgale) is a member of the family Tenrecidae.

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 Talazac's shrew tenrec is (0' 6

Talazac’s shrew tenrec (Nesogale talazaci) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. On the basis of molecular data indicating that it and Dobson’s shrew tenrec form a sister group to the rest of Microgale, these two species were transferred from Microgale to Nesogale in 2016.

Animals of the same family as a Talazac’s shrew tenrec

We found other animals of the Tenrecidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Talazac’s shrew tenrec

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Talazac’s shrew tenrec

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Talazac’s shrew tenrec:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Talazac’s shrew tenrec

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Talazac’s shrew tenrec:

Animals with the same weight as a Talazac’s shrew tenrec

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Microgale talazaci: