It is hard to guess what a Black-spotted cuscus weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Black-spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) on average weights 6 kg (13.23 lbs).
The Black-spotted cuscus is from the family Phalangeridae (genus: Spilocuscus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 45.8 cm (1′ 7″). Usually, Black-spotted 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 black-spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is among the largest members of the family, only being surpassed by the bear cuscus. It is a relatively colourful species found in forests of northern New Guinea. It is threatened by hunting and habitat loss, and has already disappeared from large parts of its range. Consequently, it is rated as Critically Endangered by IUCN.
Animals of the same family as a Black-spotted cuscus
We found other animals of the Phalangeridae family:
- Northern common cuscus bringing 2.33 kilos (5.14 lbs) to the scale
- Short-eared possum bringing 3.13 kilos (6.9 lbs) to the scale
- Rothschild’s cuscus bringing 1.37 kilos (3.02 lbs) to the scale
- Eastern common cuscus bringing 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs) to the scale
- Ornate cuscus bringing 1.79 kilos (3.95 lbs) to the scale
- Ground cuscus bringing 2.6 kilos (5.73 lbs) to the scale
- Sulawesi bear cuscus bringing 10 kilos (22.05 lbs) to the scale
- Ground cuscus bringing 2.61 kilos (5.75 lbs) to the scale
- Mountain cuscus bringing 1.82 kilos (4.01 lbs) to the scale
- Northern brushtail possum bringing 1.55 kilos (3.42 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Black-spotted cuscus
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Spilocuscus rufoniger:
- Blue duiker with a weight of 4.9 kilos (10.8 lbs)
- Müeller’s gibbon with a weight of 5.92 kilos (13.05 lbs)
- Crab-eating fox with a weight of 5.74 kilos (12.65 lbs)
- Desmarest’s hutia with a weight of 5.2 kilos (11.46 lbs)
- Rhesus macaque with a weight of 6.45 kilos (14.22 lbs)
- Suni with a weight of 5.63 kilos (12.41 lbs)
- Blue duiker with a weight of 4.86 kilos (10.71 lbs)
- White-fronted surili with a weight of 6.12 kilos (13.49 lbs)
- Black-crested Sumatran langur with a weight of 6.45 kilos (14.22 lbs)
- South American gray fox with a weight of 6.34 kilos (13.98 lbs)
Animals with the same litter size as a Black-spotted cuscus
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Black-spotted cuscus: