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Etruscan Shrew

Also known as Etruscan shrew
227 grams 0.5 pounds
Exact Weight
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#544Category rank 9%Weight position HighConfidence 2Source

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Etruscan Shrew

Etruscan Shrew has an estimated weight of 227 grams. It ranks #544 of 598 in the Animals category.

Source excerpt: There may be many more Etruscan Shrews scurrying around in the wild than we realize because, at 1.5 inches, they’re just too hard to see. Not only that, they’re almost always in a whirlwind of activity, so, blink, and you miss ‘em.

Position in category

598 Items in category 4 tonnes Category average 100 kilograms Category median 8.51 milligrams–186 tonnes Category span

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227 grams

Weight details

Typical 227 grams
Minimum 227 grams
Maximum 227 grams
Value type Exact
Weight reference text

Despite eating 25 times their body weight in food every day, the Etruscan shrew can manage only .08 ounce as an adult.

Unit conversions

Kilograms0.227 kilograms
Pounds0.5 pounds
Metric tonnes0.000226796 tonnes
Grams227 grams
Ounces8 ounces
Stones0.036 stones

Source

2 sources
List of the 15 Lightest Animals in the World weightofstuff.com · Animals · Section: The Etruscan Shrew · Article updated 2024-05-16
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14 Things That Weigh Around 2 Grams (g) weightofstuff.com · Everyday Objects · Section: 2. An Etruscan shrew · Article updated 2024-05-16
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Frequently asked questions

How much does Etruscan Shrew weigh?

Etruscan Shrew typically weighs about 227 grams, within a recorded range of 227 grams.

Where does Etruscan Shrew rank among Animals?

It ranks #544 of 598 entries in Animals, heavier than 9% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 2 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-16.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb415f51c00>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence High
Category Animals
Category rank #544 of 598
Weight position Heavier than 9% of items
Updated 2024-05-16
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID etruscan-shrew
URL slug etruscan-shrew

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.