It is hard to guess what a Abyssinian genet weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Abyssinian genet (Genetta abyssinica) on average weights 1.41 kg (3.1 lbs).
The Abyssinian genet is from the family Viverridae (genus: Genetta). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 42.4 cm (1′ 5″).
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 Abyssinian genet (Genetta abyssinica), also known as the Ethiopian genet, is a genet species native to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, and Djibouti. It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. It is one of the least-known genet species.
Animals of the same family as a Abyssinian genet
We found other animals of the Viverridae family:
- Small-toothed palm civet bringing 2.32 kilos (5.11 lbs) to the scale
- African civet bringing 12.09 kilos (26.65 lbs) to the scale
- Banded linsang with a weight of 684 grams
- Aquatic genet bringing 1.65 kilos (3.64 lbs) to the scale
- Otter civet bringing 4.25 kilos (9.37 lbs) to the scale
- Aquatic genet bringing 1.65 kilos (3.64 lbs) to the scale
- Hose’s palm civet with a size of 60.1 cm (2′ 0″)
- Owston’s palm civet bringing 3.27 kilos (7.21 lbs) to the scale
- Large-spotted civet bringing 4.53 kilos (9.99 lbs) to the scale
- Masked palm civet bringing 4.3 kilos (9.48 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Abyssinian genet
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Genetta abyssinica:
- Grizzled giant squirrel with a weight of 1.33 kilos (2.93 lbs)
- Lake Mackay hare-wallaby with a weight of 1.5 kilos (3.31 lbs)
- Silvery greater galago with a weight of 1.58 kilos (3.48 lbs)
- Black-footed cat with a weight of 1.36 kilos (3 lbs)
- Philippine flying lemur with a weight of 1.25 kilos (2.76 lbs)
- Greater bilby with a weight of 1.23 kilos (2.71 lbs)
- Greater glider with a weight of 1.26 kilos (2.78 lbs)
- Black giant squirrel with a weight of 1.61 kilos (3.55 lbs)
- Greater grison with a weight of 1.4 kilos (3.09 lbs)
- Rusty-spotted cat with a weight of 1.42 kilos (3.13 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Abyssinian genet
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Abyssinian genet:
- Red and white giant flying squirrel with a size of 41 cm (1′ 5″)
- Pig-tailed langur with a size of 49.9 cm (1′ 8″)
- Atlantic titi with a size of 36.2 cm (1′ 3″)
- Allen’s swamp monkey with a size of 45.9 cm (1′ 7″)
- Island fox with a size of 47.2 cm (1′ 7″)
- Beech marten with a size of 46 cm (1′ 7″)
- Steppe polecat with a size of 43.5 cm (1′ 6″)
- Western quoll with a size of 34.9 cm (1′ 2″)
- Pale fox with a size of 43 cm (1′ 5″)
- Crested mona monkey with a size of 45.9 cm (1′ 7″)