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Yucatan squirrel size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Yucatan squirrel (Sciurus yucatanensis) reaches an average size of 23.6 cm (0′ 10″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 225 grams (0.5 lbs). A Yucatan squirrel has 3 babies at once. The Yucatan squirrel (genus: Sciurus) is a member of the family Sciuridae.

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 Yucatan squirrel is (0' 10

The Yucatan squirrel ( (listen), Sciurus yucatanensis), originally named the Yucatan gray squirrel, also once named the Campeche squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas. It is native to northern Belize, northeastern Guatemala, and southeast Mexico.

Animals of the same family as a Yucatan squirrel

We found other animals of the Sciuridae family:

Animals with the same size as a Yucatan squirrel

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Yucatan squirrel

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Yucatan squirrel:

Animals with the same weight as a Yucatan squirrel

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Sciurus yucatanensis: