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Delicate slender opossum size: How big do they get?

How big does a Delicate slender opossum get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Delicate slender opossum (Marmosops parvidens) reaches an average size of 10.1 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 15 grams (0.03 lbs). A Delicate slender opossum has 4 babies at once. The Delicate slender opossum (genus: Marmosops) 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 Delicate slender opossum is (0' 4

The delicate slender opossum (Marmosops parvidens) is a small pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae that occurs in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and adjacent Venezuela and Brazil. Marmosops pinheiroi, Marmosops bishopi and Marmosops juninensis had long been considered to represent the same species, until parvidens and pinheiroi were found in sympatry in French Guiana. This species is found in moist primary tropical rainforest at elevations up to 2000 m. It is nocturnal and partially arboreal, and feeds on insects and fruit.

Animals of the same family as a Delicate slender opossum

We found other animals of the Didelphidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Delicate slender opossum

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Delicate slender opossum:

Animals with the same litter size as a Delicate slender opossum

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a Delicate slender opossum:

Animals with the same weight as a Delicate slender opossum

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Marmosops parvidens: