The biggest mouse in the world
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- Biggest bat
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- Ground mice
Home mice in their own charming, attractive, cute. The more a pet grows, the funnier the owners are. To meet a giant creature in a dark alley, no one wants. It remains an interesting question, to what size can the habitual gray animal grow and how much does the largest mouse weigh.
Information from the Guinness Book of Records
The mouse family is the most numerous species of mammals. More than 70 species of micethat run on the ground and a few dozen volatile. A photo of the world's largest mouse with wings was submitted for public viewing inthe internet. Giant krylan is listed in the Guinness Book, striking in size, unusual appearance.
The animal belongs to the species of flying foxes. It is distinguished not only by its enormous wingspan, but also by its golden hue, which resembles a fox fur coat.
Amazing mammal with the ability to fly leads a vegetarian lifestyle, is found in tropical areas on the islands of Oceania. You can meet an unusual “bird” in Australia, Africa.
The length of the body is about 50 cm, the wingspan is 180 cm. At the record holder from the Guinness Book the wings swing open 2 meters in length. The largest mouse weighs about 1.5 kg. Just weigh, for some reason failed.
Interesting!
An ordinary bat grows to a length of 7 cm, the wingspan is only 20 cm. The giant congener substantially exceeds these dimensions.
Ground mice
The largest mouse in the world of terrestrial creatures found in highlands, received the corresponding name. In appearance it looks more like an elegant, sophisticated the rat. The body reaches a length of 17 cm, the tail is the same. A big animal weighs about 60 g. Height is within 7 cm.
Another major representative is Asian. It differs from the mountain structure of the teeth, jaw, from field and wood mouse - lack of dark stripes on the back, gray abdomen. The color is red, ocher, brown. The length of the body of the female is 12 cm. The tail is 90% of the length of the body. Weight exceeds 50 g.
Since in our area such rodents do not occur, it remains an interesting question how much the ordinary gray pest can grow that lives in gardens, kitchen gardens, houses, apartments.
Sizes of gray rodent
House mouse - the most numerous species of rodents. It lives everywhere, it is known all over the world, except for the territory covered with ice. There is no animal high in the mountains, but quietly lives at the foot. With the onset of cold weather house mouse he moves closer to man’s houses, winters successfully, and in spring he goes back to the natural environment.
The body is only 10 cm. More animals do not grow, does not allow genetics. Even in the laboratory could not overcome this boundary. Tail 60% of body length. The maximum weight is 30 g. The color is dominated by gray, but there are regional differences. It is sandy, black, dark brown.Among domesticated pets - white, blue.
On a note!
In the wild, the average size of an ordinary mouse is 8 cm body length, 5 cm tail, weight 25 g. You can’t even call the largest local rodent a giant.
The largest mouse in the world can be seen in the photo on the Internet or while traveling in warm countries. In our area, rodents are not impressive in their size. Stories about huge creatures in underground tunnels, mines - a game of imagination.
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