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How much does a Long-tailed dunnart weight?

It is hard to guess what a Long-tailed dunnart weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Long-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis longicaudata) on average weights 18 grams (0.04 lbs).

The Long-tailed dunnart is from the family Dasyuridae (genus: Sminthopsis). They can live for up to 5 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 9.5 cm (0′ 4″). Usually, Long-tailed dunnarts have 4 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 average adult weight of a Long-tailed dunnart is 18 grams (0.04 lbs)

The long-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis longicaudata) is an Australian dunnart that, like the little long-tailed dunnart, has a tail longer than its body. It is also one of the larger dunnarts at a length from snout to tail of 260–306 mm of which head to anus is 80–96 mm and tail 180–210 mm long. Hind foot size is 18 mm, ear length of 21 mm and with a weight of 15-20 g.

Animals of the same family as a Long-tailed dunnart

We found other animals of the Dasyuridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Long-tailed dunnart

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Sminthopsis longicaudata:

Animals with the same size as a Long-tailed dunnart

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Long-tailed dunnart:

Animals with the same litter size as a Long-tailed dunnart

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a Long-tailed dunnart:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Long-tailed dunnart

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Long-tailed dunnart: