It is hard to guess what a Northern brushtail possum weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Northern brushtail possum (Trichosurus arnhemensis) on average weights 1.55 kg (3.41 lbs).
The Northern brushtail possum is from the family Phalangeridae (genus: Trichosurus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 3.5 meter (11′ 6″). On average, Northern brushtail possums can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 1.
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 northern brushtail possum (Trichosurus arnhemensis) is a nocturnal marsupial inhabiting northern Australia. The northern brushtail possum is sometimes considered a species, however more often than not is considered a subspecies of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis).
Animals of the same family as a Northern brushtail possum
We found other animals of the Phalangeridae family:
- Sulawesi bear cuscus bringing 10 kilos (22.05 lbs) to the scale
- Rothschild’s cuscus bringing 1.37 kilos (3.02 lbs) to the scale
- Ground cuscus bringing 2.61 kilos (5.75 lbs) to the scale
- Common spotted cuscus bringing 4.06 kilos (8.95 lbs) to the scale
- Ornate cuscus bringing 1.79 kilos (3.95 lbs) to the scale
- Silky cuscus bringing 2 kilos (4.41 lbs) to the scale
- Black-spotted cuscus bringing 6 kilos (13.23 lbs) to the scale
- Northern common cuscus bringing 2.33 kilos (5.14 lbs) to the scale
- Ground cuscus bringing 2.6 kilos (5.73 lbs) to the scale
- Short-eared possum bringing 3.13 kilos (6.9 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Northern brushtail possum
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Trichosurus arnhemensis:
- Short-tailed mongoose with a weight of 1.4 kilos (3.09 lbs)
- Lake Mackay hare-wallaby with a weight of 1.5 kilos (3.31 lbs)
- Southern long-nosed armadillo with a weight of 1.5 kilos (3.31 lbs)
- African savanna hare with a weight of 1.77 kilos (3.9 lbs)
- Tolai hare with a weight of 1.59 kilos (3.51 lbs)
- Chinese hare with a weight of 1.61 kilos (3.55 lbs)
- Mongoose lemur with a weight of 1.77 kilos (3.9 lbs)
- Alexander’s kusimanse with a weight of 1.5 kilos (3.31 lbs)
- Philippine flying lemur with a weight of 1.25 kilos (2.76 lbs)
- Hodgson’s giant flying squirrel with a weight of 1.48 kilos (3.26 lbs)
Animals with the same litter size as a Northern brushtail possum
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Northern brushtail possum: