It is hard to guess what a Green ringtail possum weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Green ringtail possum (Pseudochirops archeri) on average weights 1.15 kg (2.53 lbs).
The Green ringtail possum is from the family Pseudocheiridae (genus: Pseudochirops). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 32.5 cm (1′ 1″). Usually, Green ringtail possums 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 green ringtail possum (Pseudochirops archeri) is a species of ringtail possum found only in northern Australia. This makes it unique in its genus, all other members of which are found in New Guinea or nearby islands. The green ringtail possum is found in a tiny area of northeastern Queensland, between Paluma and Mount Windsor Tableland.The green ringtail possum gets its name from its fur, which does indeed have a greenish tinge. In reality the fur is olive grey, but it is grizzled with silver, yellow and black hairs, which makes it appear green. It is nocturnal, solitary, and arboreal. It feeds mostly on leaves and is one of the few species that can eat the leaves of the stinger plant (Dendrocnide moroides) which can cause extreme pain with human casualties needing to be hospitalised. It also engages in a practice called coprophagy, where an animal eats its own faeces .
Animals of the same family as a Green ringtail possum
We found other animals of the Pseudocheiridae family:
- Herbert River ringtail possum bringing 1.1 kilos (2.43 lbs) to the scale
- Reclusive ringtail possum bringing 1.4 kilos (3.09 lbs) to the scale
- Coppery ringtail possum bringing 1.77 kilos (3.9 lbs) to the scale
- Weyland ringtail possum with a weight of 456 grams
- Lowland ringtail possum with a weight of 300 grams
- Cinereus ringtail possum with a weight of 977 grams
- Painted ringtail possum with a weight of 639 grams
- Lowland ringtail possum with a weight of 300 grams
- Weyland ringtail possum with a weight of 458 grams
- Greater glider bringing 1.26 kilos (2.78 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Green ringtail possum
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pseudochirops archeri:
- Northern olingo with a weight of 1.25 kilos (2.76 lbs)
- Long-nosed echymipera with a weight of 1.05 kilos (2.31 lbs)
- Ollala brothers’s titi bringing 992 grams to the scale
- Spotted linsang with a weight of 1.14 kilos (2.51 lbs)
- Northern olingo with a weight of 1.2 kilos (2.65 lbs)
- Tres Marias rabbit bringing 964 grams to the scale
- Common opossum with a weight of 1.14 kilos (2.51 lbs)
- Eastern lowland olingo with a weight of 1.24 kilos (2.73 lbs)
- Menzies’ echymipera with a weight of 1.2 kilos (2.65 lbs)
- Tapeti bringing 988 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Green ringtail possum
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Green ringtail possum: