Opossums often called possums are very old very vulnerable mammals notorious for playing possum they rarely reach 15 pounds in size. The average weight for a male is 1909 lb. Their diet is highly variable. They are marsupials the only such example of these animals found in the us. Male virginia opossums may grow to 100 cm 40 inches but average about 76 cm 30 inches in total length including the tail. It seems the rabies virus thrives in animals with higher body temperatures than that of the possum.
The opossum lifespan is less than four years. Females average about 72 cm 28 inches. Opossums do possess a placenta 28 but it is short lived simple in structure and unlike that of placental mammals not fully functional. The average weight for a female is 1640 lb. 58 60 mean height 510 normal weight. 150 210 lbs mean weight 180 lbs.
The average height and weight of men. The average estrous cycle of the opossum is about 28 days. For instance the normal body temperature of a raccoon is 1028 while the opossums average body temperature is about 95 degrees sometimes less. The size of a house cat males average about 3 kg 66 pounds females about 2 kg 44 pounds.
Gallery of Average Height And Weight Of A Possum
