How much does a platypus weigh?
Typical weight
0.7–2.4 kg
That is 1.54–5.29 lb.
An egg-laying mammal that hunts by electroreception; males carry venomous spurs on their hind legs.
Males are about a third heavier than females.
How that compares
Platypus against things of a similar mass.
Laptop 0.9–3.2 kg
Black mamba 1–3.1 kg
Platypus 0.7–2.4 kg
Clothes iron 0.9–2.2 kg
Great horned owl 0.68–2.5 kg
Electric kettle 0.7–2.2 kg
Mallard 0.7–1.6 kg
Trumpet 0.9–1.4 kg
More about a platypus
- How long does a platypus last? 11–21 yr
- Platypus vs Black mamba Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a platypus weigh?
- A platypus weighs 0.7–2.4 kg (1.54–5.29 lb). Males are about a third heavier than females.
Related pages
- How long does a platypus last? 11–21 yr
- How much does a lion weigh? 120–250 kg
- How much does a tiger weigh? 100–310 kg
- How much does a domestic cat weigh? 3.6–6.8 kg
- How much does a African elephant weigh? 2,200–10,400 kg
- How much does a blue whale weigh? 50–190 t
- How much does a cheetah weigh? 34–72 kg
- How much does a polar bear weigh? 150–700 kg
- How much does a giraffe weigh? 700–1,930 kg
- How much does a gorilla weigh? 70–270 kg
- How much does a grizzly bear weigh? 130–360 kg
- Platypus vs Black mamba Side by side
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)