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Townsend’s vole size: How big do they get?

How big does a Townsend’s vole get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Townsend’s vole (Microtus townsendii) reaches an average size of 13.8 cm (0′ 6″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 52 grams (0.11 lbs). A Townsend’s vole has 5 babies at once. The Townsend’s vole (genus: Microtus) is a member of the family Muridae.

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 Townsend's vole is (0' 6

Townsend’s vole (Microtus townsendii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, the sister species of M. canicaudus. It is found in temperate grasslands of British Columbia in Canada and in the states of Washington and Oregon in the United States.Greek root words for “small ear” are the source for the genus name Microtus. American naturalist and writer John Kirk Townsend collected the type specimen in 1835, which accounts for the second part of the name.

Animals of the same family as a Townsend’s vole

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Townsend’s vole

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Townsend’s vole

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (5) as a Townsend’s vole:

Animals with the same weight as a Townsend’s vole

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Microtus townsendii: