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How much does a Brown-eared woolly opossum weight?

It is hard to guess what a Brown-eared woolly opossum weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus) on average weights 351 grams (0.77 lbs).

The Brown-eared woolly opossum is from the family Didelphidae (genus: Caluromys). They can live for up to 5 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 27.3 cm (0′ 11″).

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 average adult weight of a Brown-eared woolly opossum is 351 grams (0.77 lbs)

The brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus), also known as the western woolly opossum, is an opossum from South America. It was first described by German naturalist Ignaz von Olfers in 1818. The opossum is characterized by a brown to reddish brown coat and similarly colored limbs, yellow to orange underbelly, hairless, brown ears with a hint of pink, and a tail furred on the back for up to half of its length. The brown-eared woolly opossum is nocturnal (active mainly at night), solitary and omnivorous. The IUCN lists it as least concern.

Animals of the same family as a Brown-eared woolly opossum

We found other animals of the Didelphidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Brown-eared woolly opossum

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Caluromys lanatus:

Animals with the same size as a Brown-eared woolly opossum

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Brown-eared woolly opossum:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Brown-eared woolly opossum

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Brown-eared woolly opossum: