It is hard to guess what a Sunda pangolin weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) on average weights 4.86 kg (10.72 lbs).
The Sunda pangolin is from the family Manidae (genus: Manis). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 59 cm (2′ 0″). On average, Sunda pangolins 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 Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, is a species of pangolin.It is found throughout Southeast Asia, including Brunei, Cambodia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam. It prefers forested habitats (primary, secondary, and scrub forest) and plantations (rubber, palm oil). A large part of its life is spent in trees.
Animals of the same family as a Sunda pangolin
We found other animals of the Manidae family:
- Indian pangolin bringing 8.02 kilos (17.68 lbs) to the scale
- Tree pangolin bringing 1.54 kilos (3.4 lbs) to the scale
- Ground pangolin bringing 11.92 kilos (26.28 lbs) to the scale
- Long-tailed pangolin bringing 2.75 kilos (6.06 lbs) to the scale
- Giant pangolin bringing 33 kilos (72.75 lbs) to the scale
- Chinese pangolin bringing 4.67 kilos (10.3 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Sunda pangolin
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Manis javanica:
- Blue duiker with a weight of 4.9 kilos (10.8 lbs)
- Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth with a weight of 5.7 kilos (12.57 lbs)
- Brown howler with a weight of 5.19 kilos (11.44 lbs)
- Mona monkey with a weight of 3.98 kilos (8.77 lbs)
- Alaskan hare with a weight of 4.85 kilos (10.69 lbs)
- Blue monkey with a weight of 5.04 kilos (11.11 lbs)
- Toque macaque with a weight of 4.66 kilos (10.27 lbs)
- Godman’s rock-wallaby with a weight of 4.75 kilos (10.47 lbs)
- Bonnet macaque with a weight of 5 kilos (11.02 lbs)
- Sechuran fox with a weight of 4.23 kilos (9.33 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Sunda pangolin
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Sunda pangolin:
- Brown’s pademelon with a size of 55 cm (1′ 10″)
- Jungle cat with a size of 70.6 cm (2′ 4″)
- Common genet with a size of 55.4 cm (1′ 10″)
- Antelope jackrabbit with a size of 54.6 cm (1′ 10″)
- Proboscis monkey with a size of 64.7 cm (2′ 2″)
- Arctic fox with a size of 56.4 cm (1′ 11″)
- Jaguarundi with a size of 70.4 cm (2′ 4″)
- François’ langur with a size of 58.9 cm (2′ 0″)
- Giant forest genet with a size of 57.2 cm (1′ 11″)
- Marbled cat with a size of 51.7 cm (1′ 9″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Sunda pangolin
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Sunda pangolin: