It is hard to guess what a Weyland ringtail possum weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Weyland ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus caroli) on average weights 458 grams (1.01 lbs).
The Weyland ringtail possum is from the family Pseudocheiridae (genus: Pseudocheirus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 31 cm (1′ 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 Weyland ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus caroli) is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is endemic to the western Central Cordillera of Papua Province, Indonesia. P. caroli is also “known from four localities west of the Star Mountains” and tends to live in montane forest or other hilly areas. Currently the Weyland ringtail is not endangered, but should be “monitored [because] it could rapidly become threatened if either human encroachment or hunting were to increase significantly.”
Animals of the same family as a Weyland ringtail possum
We found other animals of the Pseudocheiridae family:
- Pygmy ringtail possum with a weight of 151 grams
- Vogelkop ringtail possum with a weight of 255 grams
- Greater glider bringing 1.26 kilos (2.78 lbs) to the scale
- Lemur-like ringtail possum with a weight of 997 grams
- Lowland ringtail possum with a weight of 300 grams
- Common ringtail possum with a weight of 895 grams
- Lowland ringtail possum with a weight of 300 grams
- Green ringtail possum bringing 1.15 kilos (2.54 lbs) to the scale
- Reclusive ringtail possum bringing 1.4 kilos (3.09 lbs) to the scale
- D’Albertis’ ringtail possum with a weight of 796 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Weyland ringtail possum
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pseudocheirus caroli:
- Gilliard’s flying fox bringing 406 grams to the scale
- Mariana fruit bat bringing 458 grams to the scale
- Goya tuco-tuco bringing 400 grams to the scale
- Musky rat-kangaroo bringing 535 grams to the scale
- Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat bringing 445 grams to the scale
- Little red flying fox bringing 379 grams to the scale
- Brazilian spiny tree-rat bringing 400 grams to the scale
- Squirrel-toothed rat bringing 511 grams to the scale
- Brazilian guinea pig bringing 524 grams to the scale
- Siberian weasel bringing 531 grams to the scale
Animals with the same size as a Weyland ringtail possum
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Weyland ringtail possum:
- Great Key Island giant rat with a size of 27.5 cm (0′ 11″)
- Poncelet’s giant rat with a size of 27 cm (0′ 11″)
- Eastern bettong with a size of 33.1 cm (1′ 2″)
- Striped polecat with a size of 33.5 cm (1′ 2″)
- Brown four-eyed opossum with a size of 26.1 cm (0′ 11″)
- Back-striped weasel with a size of 28.7 cm (1′ 0″)
- Black dwarf porcupine with a size of 35.2 cm (1′ 2″)
- Mexican prairie dog with a size of 34.2 cm (1′ 2″)
- Little Swan Island hutia with a size of 33.7 cm (1′ 2″)
- Golden lion tamarin with a size of 26.1 cm (0′ 11″)