How much does a koala weigh?
12 kg26.5 lbWhich one: adult male, southern Australia
A koala weighs about 12 kg (26.5 lb).
Animals vary, so Tilt always names a specific, common adult: a worker bee, a house mouse, a Labrador, a bull rather than a calf. The label tells you which one. Source for this figure: Australian Koala Foundation.
How heavy is that?
- A koala weighs about as much as 12 liters of water.
- A koala weighs about as much as 200 eggs.
- A koala weighs about as much as 480,000 grains of rice.
- It takes about 5.2 koalas to balance a person.
- It takes about 3,500 koalas to balance a Boeing 737.
About the same weight
More animals
- Bald eagle 5.2 kg
- Red fox 6.5 kg
- Swan 11 kg
- Labrador 30 kg
- Emperor penguin 34 kg
- German Shepherd 35 kg
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