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How much does a Lowlands tree-kangaroo weight?

It is hard to guess what a Lowlands tree-kangaroo weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Lowlands tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus spadix) on average weights 8.47 kg (18.67 lbs).

The Lowlands tree-kangaroo is from the family Macropodidae (genus: Dendrolagus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 60.3 cm (2′ 0″). Usually, Lowlands tree-kangaroos have 1 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 Lowlands tree-kangaroo is 8.47 kg (18.67 lbs)

The lowlands tree-kangaroo or lowland tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus spadix) is a species of tree-kangaroo in the family Macropodidae.The marsupial is endemic to the Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests ecoregion in southwestern Papua New Guinea, on New Guinea island.ConservationDendrolagus spadix is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species, threatened by habitat loss.

Animals of the same family as a Lowlands tree-kangaroo

We found other animals of the Macropodidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Lowlands tree-kangaroo

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Dendrolagus spadix:

Animals with the same size as a Lowlands tree-kangaroo

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Lowlands tree-kangaroo:

Animals with the same litter size as a Lowlands tree-kangaroo

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Lowlands tree-kangaroo: