It is hard to guess what a Telefomin cuscus weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Telefomin cuscus (Phalanger matanim) on average weights 1.44 kg (3.18 lbs).
The Telefomin cuscus is from the family Phalangeridae (genus: Phalanger). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 39.9 cm (1′ 4″). Usually, Telefomin cuscuss have 1 babies per litter.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The Telefomin cuscus (Phalanger matanim) is a probably extinct possum found on New Guinea.It is named after the Telefol ethnic group, who knew the animal long before it was discovered scientifically by the Australian zoologist Tim Flannery. It lives in the oak forests along the Nong River in the middle of Papua New Guinea, at altitudes between 1500 and 2000 m. After the drought and wildfires of 1997, these forests were destroyed, which most likely resulted in the species extinction.
Animals of the same family as a Telefomin cuscus
We found other animals of the Phalangeridae family:
- Ground cuscus bringing 2.61 kilos (5.75 lbs) to the scale
- Ornate cuscus bringing 1.79 kilos (3.95 lbs) to the scale
- Scaly-tailed possum bringing 1.81 kilos (3.99 lbs) to the scale
- Black-spotted cuscus bringing 6 kilos (13.23 lbs) to the scale
- Ground cuscus bringing 2.6 kilos (5.73 lbs) to the scale
- Short-eared possum bringing 3.13 kilos (6.9 lbs) to the scale
- Common spotted cuscus bringing 4.06 kilos (8.95 lbs) to the scale
- Eastern common cuscus bringing 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs) to the scale
- Rothschild’s cuscus bringing 1.37 kilos (3.02 lbs) to the scale
- Mountain cuscus bringing 1.82 kilos (4.01 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Telefomin cuscus
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Phalanger matanim:
- Indian grey mongoose with a weight of 1.31 kilos (2.89 lbs)
- Greater glider with a weight of 1.26 kilos (2.78 lbs)
- Northern brushtail possum with a weight of 1.55 kilos (3.42 lbs)
- Ruddy mongoose with a weight of 1.7 kilos (3.75 lbs)
- Gambian mongoose with a weight of 1.64 kilos (3.62 lbs)
- Steppe polecat with a weight of 1.69 kilos (3.73 lbs)
- Servaline genet with a weight of 1.24 kilos (2.73 lbs)
- Aquatic genet with a weight of 1.65 kilos (3.64 lbs)
- Red acouchi with a weight of 1.25 kilos (2.76 lbs)
- Lake Mackay hare-wallaby with a weight of 1.5 kilos (3.31 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Telefomin cuscus
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Telefomin cuscus:
- Long-nosed echymipera with a size of 45.3 cm (1′ 6″)
- Tapeti with a size of 36.3 cm (1′ 3″)
- Malayan weasel with a size of 32.6 cm (1′ 1″)
- Southern naked-tailed armadillo with a size of 45.5 cm (1′ 6″)
- White-throated guenon with a size of 45.7 cm (1′ 6″)
- Steppe polecat with a size of 43.5 cm (1′ 6″)
- Crowned lemur with a size of 35.2 cm (1′ 2″)
- Aquatic genet with a size of 45.8 cm (1′ 7″)
- Island fox with a size of 47.2 cm (1′ 7″)
- Subalpine woolly rat with a size of 41.7 cm (1′ 5″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Telefomin cuscus
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Telefomin cuscus: