Northern Black-eared Opossum

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

• 💡 Its average weight of 1.53 kg is similar to a 1.5 L bottle of water, and its maximum body length of 43 cm is about 1.5 times the long side of A4 paper (29.7 cm) (Comparison).
• 💡 People hunt it for sport and food and it enters the illegal bushmeat trade, while some cultures use its fat as a remedy for ailments such as indigestion and rheumatism.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.