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How much does a Sulawesi palm civet weight?

It is hard to guess what a Sulawesi palm civet weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Sulawesi palm civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii) on average weights 5.15 kg (11.36 lbs).

The Sulawesi palm civet is from the family Viverridae (genus: Macrogalidia). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 68.9 cm (2′ 4″).

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 Sulawesi palm civet is 5.15 kg (11.36 lbs)

The Sulawesi palm civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii), also known as Sulawesi civet, musang and brown palm civet is a little-known palm civet endemic to Sulawesi. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List due to population decline estimated to have been more than 30% over the last three generations (suspected to be 15 years) inferred from habitat destruction and degradation.Macrogalidia is a monospecific genus. It is the only carnivoran native to Sulawesi.

Animals of the same family as a Sulawesi palm civet

We found other animals of the Viverridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Sulawesi palm civet

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Macrogalidia musschenbroekii:

Animals with the same size as a Sulawesi palm civet

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Sulawesi palm civet: