It is hard to guess what a Golden angwantibo weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Golden angwantibo (Arctocebus aureus) on average weights 235 grams (0.52 lbs).
The Golden angwantibo is from the family Loridae (genus: Arctocebus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 78.7 cm (2′ 7″).
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 golden angwantibo (Arctocebus aureus) is a strepsirrhine primate of the family Lorisidae. It shares the genus Arctocebus with the Calabar angwantibo (Arctocebus calabarensis) and together they are commonly called the golden pottos. The goldenangwantibo is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Its usual habitat is rain forest, but it has also been known to live on farmland.Like the Calabar angwantibo, the golden angwantibo weighs between 266 and 465 grams and has a stumpy tail, abbreviated index fingers, a specialised grooming claw on each foot and a white line on its face. It can be distinguished from its cousin largely by its colour. The fur on its back is red-gold, with a more muted red on its belly. Unlike the Calabar angwantibo, the golden angwantibo has no nictitating membrane.The golden angwantibo is a nocturnal and arboreal species that is typically found on small branches 5–15 metres above ground. Its diet consists of around 85% insects (especially caterpillars) and 14% fruit. Its foraging, antipredator, social and reproductive behaviour are extremely similar to those of the Calabar angwantibo.
Animals of the same family as a Golden angwantibo
We found other animals of the Loridae family:
- Calabar angwantibo with a weight of 258 grams
- Pygmy slow loris with a weight of 343 grams
- Potto bringing 1.08 kilos (2.38 lbs) to the scale
- Sunda slow loris with a weight of 940 grams
- Red slender loris with a weight of 249 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Golden angwantibo
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Arctocebus aureus:
- Euphrates jerboa bringing 232 grams to the scale
- Samar squirrel bringing 225 grams to the scale
- White-tailed olalla rat bringing 274 grams to the scale
- Western naked-backed fruit bat bringing 226 grams to the scale
- Chinese zokor bringing 256 grams to the scale
- Magellanic tuco-tuco bringing 272 grams to the scale
- Dusky bushbaby bringing 213 grams to the scale
- Robust tuco-tuco bringing 249 grams to the scale
- Arizona cotton rat bringing 198 grams to the scale
- Broad-headed spiny rat bringing 201 grams to the scale