It is hard to guess what a Rothschild’s cuscus weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Rothschild’s cuscus (Phalanger rothschildi) on average weights 1.37 kg (3.01 lbs).
The Rothschild’s cuscus is from the family Phalangeridae (genus: Phalanger). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 42.4 cm (1′ 5″).
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.
Rothschild’s cuscus (Phalanger rothschildi), also called the Obi Island cuscus, is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the islands of Obi, Bisa and Obilatu in the Obi Islands of Maluku province, Indonesia.
Animals of the same family as a Rothschild’s cuscus
We found other animals of the Phalangeridae family:
- Black-spotted cuscus bringing 6 kilos (13.23 lbs) to the scale
- Scaly-tailed possum bringing 1.81 kilos (3.99 lbs) to the scale
- Telefomin cuscus bringing 1.44 kilos (3.17 lbs) to the scale
- Woodlark cuscus bringing 1.63 kilos (3.59 lbs) to the scale
- Short-eared possum bringing 3.13 kilos (6.9 lbs) to the scale
- Stein’s cuscus bringing 1.85 kilos (4.08 lbs) to the scale
- Admiralty Island cuscus with 1 babies per litter
- Mountain cuscus bringing 1.82 kilos (4.01 lbs) to the scale
- Common spotted cuscus bringing 4.06 kilos (8.95 lbs) to the scale
- Common brushtail possum bringing 2.69 kilos (5.93 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Rothschild’s cuscus
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Phalanger rothschildi:
- Hispaniolan hutia with a weight of 1.27 kilos (2.8 lbs)
- Southern three-banded armadillo with a weight of 1.32 kilos (2.91 lbs)
- Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur with a weight of 1.62 kilos (3.57 lbs)
- Northern brown bandicoot with a weight of 1.51 kilos (3.33 lbs)
- Llanos long-nosed armadillo with a weight of 1.15 kilos (2.54 lbs)
- Black jackrabbit with a weight of 1.27 kilos (2.8 lbs)
- Sunda flying lemur with a weight of 1.11 kilos (2.45 lbs)
- Menzies’ echymipera with a weight of 1.2 kilos (2.65 lbs)
- Marsh rabbit with a weight of 1.36 kilos (3 lbs)
- Eastern lowland olingo with a weight of 1.24 kilos (2.73 lbs)