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How much does a Giant forest genet weight?

It is hard to guess what a Giant forest genet weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Giant forest genet (Genetta victoriae) on average weights 2.74 kg (6.05 lbs).

The Giant forest genet is from the family Viverridae (genus: Genetta). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 57.2 cm (1′ 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 Giant forest genet is 2.74 kg (6.05 lbs)

The giant forest genet (Genetta victoriae), also known as the giant genet, is a genet species endemic to the Congo Basin. As it is considered as widely distributed and common, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Animals of the same family as a Giant forest genet

We found other animals of the Viverridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Giant forest genet

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Genetta victoriae:

Animals with the same size as a Giant forest genet

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Giant forest genet: