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How much does a Ihering’s three-striped opossum weight?

It is hard to guess what a Ihering’s three-striped opossum weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Ihering’s three-striped opossum (Monodelphis iheringi) on average weights 112 grams (0.25 lbs).

The Ihering’s three-striped opossum is from the family Didelphidae (genus: Monodelphis). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 9 cm (0′ 4″).

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 Ihering's three-striped opossum is 112 grams (0.25 lbs)

Ihering’s three-striped opossum (Monodelphis iheringi), is an opossum species found in Argentina and Brazil.

Animals of the same family as a Ihering’s three-striped opossum

We found other animals of the Didelphidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Ihering’s three-striped opossum

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Monodelphis iheringi:

Animals with the same size as a Ihering’s three-striped opossum

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Ihering’s three-striped opossum: