It is hard to guess what a Rusty-spotted genet weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Rusty-spotted genet (Genetta maculata) on average weights 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs).
The Rusty-spotted genet is from the family Viverridae (genus: Genetta). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 55.4 cm (1′ 10″). Usually, Rusty-spotted genets have 2 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 rusty-spotted genet (Genetta maculata), also called panther genet and large-spotted genet, is a genet that is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is considered common and therefore listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Animals of the same family as a Rusty-spotted genet
We found other animals of the Viverridae family:
- Fossa (animal) bringing 9.5 kilos (20.94 lbs) to the scale
- African palm civet bringing 2.17 kilos (4.78 lbs) to the scale
- Malayan civet bringing 7.35 kilos (16.2 lbs) to the scale
- Crested servaline genet bringing 1.86 kilos (4.1 lbs) to the scale
- Abyssinian genet bringing 1.41 kilos (3.11 lbs) to the scale
- Banded palm civet bringing 1.27 kilos (2.8 lbs) to the scale
- Eastern falanouc bringing 2.78 kilos (6.13 lbs) to the scale
- Aquatic genet bringing 1.65 kilos (3.64 lbs) to the scale
- Masked palm civet bringing 4.3 kilos (9.48 lbs) to the scale
- Small-toothed palm civet bringing 2.32 kilos (5.11 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Rusty-spotted genet
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Genetta maculata:
- Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur with a weight of 1.62 kilos (3.57 lbs)
- African savanna hare with a weight of 1.76 kilos (3.88 lbs)
- Snowshoe hare with a weight of 1.57 kilos (3.46 lbs)
- Cape hare with a weight of 2.05 kilos (4.52 lbs)
- Southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat with a weight of 1.84 kilos (4.06 lbs)
- Crowned lemur with a weight of 1.7 kilos (3.75 lbs)
- Eastern common cuscus with a weight of 1.75 kilos (3.86 lbs)
- Swift fox with a weight of 2.11 kilos (4.65 lbs)
- Gambian mongoose with a weight of 1.64 kilos (3.62 lbs)
- Aquatic genet with a weight of 1.65 kilos (3.64 lbs)
Animals with the same litter size as a Rusty-spotted genet
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Rusty-spotted genet: