How much does a hamster weigh?
120 g4.23 ozWhich one: Syrian hamster
A hamster weighs about 120 g (4.23 oz).
Animals vary, so Tilt always names a specific, common adult: a worker bee, a house mouse, a Labrador, a bull rather than a calf. The label tells you which one. Source for this figure: Animal Diversity Web, Mesocricetus auratus.
How heavy is that?
- A hamster weighs about as much as 120 paperclips.
- A hamster weighs about as much as 4,800 grains of rice.
- It takes about 8.3 hamsters to balance a liter of water.
- It takes about 520 hamsters to balance a person.
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