It is hard to guess what a Rock-haunting ringtail possum weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Rock-haunting ringtail possum (Petropseudes dahli) on average weights 1.88 kg (4.14 lbs).
The Rock-haunting ringtail possum is from the family Pseudocheiridae (genus: Petropseudes). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 100 cm (3′ 4″). Usually, Rock-haunting ringtail possums 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 rock-haunting ringtail possum (Petropseudes dahli), also known as the rock ringtail possum, is a species of Australian possum. It is found in rocky escarpments in the Kimberley, Arnhem Land and Gulf of Carpentaria across Western Australia and Northern Territory and just passing the Queensland border. It is also found on Groote Eylandt. It the only species in the genus Petropseudes, but is part of the group including the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus).The rock-haunting ringtail possum has one of the shortest tails of all ringtail possums, and at its end it is hairless and scaly. It lives in small groups and is mainly herbivorous. It has a stocky build and is mostly grey in colour.The Kunwinjku of Western Arnhem Land hunted Ngingma, as they call this possum by placing sugar bag (bush honey) on a rock. Attracted to the bait the animal was then speared. Bininj Kunwok record another name for this species, Djorrkun
Animals of the same family as a Rock-haunting ringtail possum
We found other animals of the Pseudocheiridae family:
- Painted ringtail possum with a weight of 639 grams
- Herbert River ringtail possum bringing 1.1 kilos (2.43 lbs) to the scale
- Lowland ringtail possum with a weight of 300 grams
- Pygmy ringtail possum with a weight of 151 grams
- Vogelkop ringtail possum with a weight of 255 grams
- Green ringtail possum bringing 1.15 kilos (2.54 lbs) to the scale
- Weyland ringtail possum with a weight of 456 grams
- Plush-coated ringtail possum bringing 1.12 kilos (2.47 lbs) to the scale
- Reclusive ringtail possum bringing 1.4 kilos (3.09 lbs) to the scale
- D’Albertis’ ringtail possum with a weight of 796 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Rock-haunting ringtail possum
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Petropseudes dahli:
- Southern viscacha with a weight of 1.54 kilos (3.4 lbs)
- Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine with a weight of 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs)
- Crested servaline genet with a weight of 1.86 kilos (4.1 lbs)
- Alpine woolly rat with a weight of 2.04 kilos (4.5 lbs)
- Smith’s red rock hare with a weight of 2.25 kilos (4.96 lbs)
- Striped hog-nosed skunk with a weight of 2.01 kilos (4.43 lbs)
- Aquatic genet with a weight of 1.65 kilos (3.64 lbs)
- Northern Luzon giant cloud rat with a weight of 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs)
- Monk saki with a weight of 2.11 kilos (4.65 lbs)
- Bushy-tailed mongoose with a weight of 1.72 kilos (3.79 lbs)
Animals with the same litter size as a Rock-haunting ringtail possum
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Rock-haunting ringtail possum: