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How much does a Western barred bandicoot weight?

It is hard to guess what a Western barred bandicoot weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) on average weights 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

The Western barred bandicoot is from the family Peramelidae (genus: Perameles). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 30 cm (1′ 0″). Usually, Western barred bandicoots 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 average adult weight of a Western barred bandicoot is 230 grams (0.51 lbs)

The Western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), also known as the Marl, is a small species of bandicoot found in Australia.

Animals of the same family as a Western barred bandicoot

We found other animals of the Peramelidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Western barred bandicoot

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Perameles bougainville:

Animals with the same size as a Western barred bandicoot

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Western barred bandicoot:

Animals with the same litter size as a Western barred bandicoot

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Western barred bandicoot: