How big is a house mouse?
17 cm long · 6.7 in
About 17 centimeters including its tail, which is as long as its body.
House key 6 cm
House mouse 17 cm
Compared with things you know
- A house mouse is about 24× the length of a grain of rice Grain of rice: 7 mm
- A house mouse is about 5.2× the length of a paperclip Paperclip: 3.3 cm
- A house mouse is about 2.8× the length of a house key House key: 6 cm
- A house mouse is about 1.1× the height of a Smartphone Smartphone: 15 cm
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- Hummingbird 9 cm long 3.5 in
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- House cat 76 cm long 2.5 ft
- Golden retriever 1 m long 3.3 ft
- Coconut crab 1 m wide 3.3 ft