How much does a mouse weigh?
20 g0.705 ozWhich one: house mouse
A mouse weighs about 20 g (0.705 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, Mus musculus.
How heavy is that?
- A mouse weighs about as much as 20 paperclips.
- A mouse weighs about as much as 800 grains of rice.
- It takes about 10 mice to balance a smartphone.
- It takes about 1,500 mice to balance a Labrador.
About the same weight
More animals
- Monarch butterfly 500 mg
- Little brown bat 7.5 g
- Tarantula 16 g
- Frog 23 g
- Hamster 120 g
- African grey parrot 410 g
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