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Northern three-striped opossum size: How big do they get?

How big does a Northern three-striped opossum get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Northern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis americana) reaches an average size of 10.7 cm (0′ 5″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 19 grams (0.04 lbs). The Northern three-striped opossum (genus: Monodelphis) is a member of the family Didelphidae.

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 northern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis americana) is an opossum species from South America.It is endemic to Atlantic Forest ecoregions of coastal Brazil.

Animals of the same family as a Northern three-striped opossum

We found other animals of the Didelphidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Northern three-striped opossum

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Northern three-striped opossum:

Animals with the same weight as a Northern three-striped opossum

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Monodelphis americana: