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New Guinean quoll size: How big do they get?

How big does a New Guinean quoll get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown New Guinean quoll (Dasyurus albopunctatus) reaches an average size of 26.9 cm (0′ 11″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). Usually, they reach an age of 3 years. A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 611 grams (1.35 lbs). A New Guinean quoll has 6 babies at once. The New Guinean quoll (genus: Dasyurus) is a member of the family Dasyuridae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

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The New Guinean quoll (Dasyurus albopunctatus), also known as the New Guinea quoll or New Guinea native cat, is a carnivorous marsupial mammal native to New Guinea. It is the second-largest surviving marsupial carnivore of New Guinea.

Animals of the same family as a New Guinean quoll

We found other animals of the Dasyuridae family:

Animals with the same size as a New Guinean quoll

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as New Guinean quoll:

Animals with the same litter size as a New Guinean quoll

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (6) as a New Guinean quoll:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a New Guinean quoll

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a New Guinean quoll:

Animals with the same weight as a New Guinean quoll

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Dasyurus albopunctatus: