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Alston’s mouse opossum size: How big do they get?

How big does a Alston’s mouse opossum get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Alston’s mouse opossum (Micoureus alstoni) reaches an average size of 19.2 cm (0′ 8″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 132 grams (0.29 lbs). The Alston’s mouse opossum (genus: Micoureus) is a member of the family Didelphidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Alston's mouse opossum is (0' 8

Alston’s mouse opossum (Marmosa alstoni), also known as Alston’s opossum, is a medium-sized pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is arboreal and nocturnal, inhabiting forests from Belize to northern Colombia. The main components of its diet are insects and fruits, but it may also eat small rodents, lizards, and bird eggs. It was formerly assigned to the genus Micoureus, which was made a subgenus of Marmosa in 2009.

Animals of the same family as a Alston’s mouse opossum

We found other animals of the Didelphidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Alston’s mouse opossum

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Alston’s mouse opossum:

Animals with the same weight as a Alston’s mouse opossum

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Micoureus alstoni: