It is hard to guess what a New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) on average weights 13 grams (0.03 lbs).
The New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat is from the family Mystacinidae (genus: Mystacina). It is usually born with about 3 grams (0.01 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.12 meter (3′ 9″). On average, New Zealand lesser short-tailed bats can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 1.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) – pekapeka-tou-poto in Māori – is the only living species of bat in the family Mystacinidae, and is endemic to New Zealand. One of the most terrestrial of bats, it is notable for foraging more on the forest floor than any other bat species. Its population is declining, a result of forest clearance and introduced predators.
Animals of the same family as a New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat
We found other animals of the Mystacinidae family:
- New Zealand greater short-tailed bat with a weight of 27 grams
Animals with the same weight as a New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Mystacina tuberculata:
- Hairy-tailed bat bringing 14 grams to the scale
- White-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum bringing 15 grams to the scale
- Somali shrew bringing 11 grams to the scale
- Hairy yellow-shouldered bat bringing 15 grams to the scale
- Western broad-nosed bat bringing 11 grams to the scale
- Heller’s broad-nosed bat bringing 13 grams to the scale
- Negros shrew bringing 11 grams to the scale
- Hairy big-eared bat bringing 12 grams to the scale
- Common bent-wing bat bringing 11 grams to the scale
- Western pygmy possum bringing 15 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat: