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Western red-backed vole size: How big do they get?

How big does a Western red-backed vole get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Western red-backed vole (Clethrionomys californicus) reaches an average size of 9.8 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 18 grams (0.04 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Western red-backed voles have 3 babies about 3 times per year. The Western red-backed vole (genus: Clethrionomys) 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 Western red-backed vole is  (0' 4

The western red-backed vole (Myodes californicus) is a species of vole in the family Cricetidae. It is found in California and Oregon in the United States and lives mainly in coniferous forest. The body color is chestnut brown, or brown mixed with a considerable quantity of black hair gradually lightening on the sides and grading into a buffy-gray belly, with an indistinct reddish stripe on the back and a bicolored tail about half as long as the head and body.

Animals of the same family as a Western red-backed vole

We found other animals of the Muridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Western red-backed vole

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Western red-backed vole:

Animals with the same litter size as a Western red-backed vole

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Western red-backed vole:

Animals with the same weight as a Western red-backed vole

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Clethrionomys californicus: