It is hard to guess what a Micronomus weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Micronomus (Mormopterus norfolkensis) on average weights 8 grams (0.02 lbs).
The Micronomus is from the family Molossidae (genus: Mormopterus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 6.6 cm (0′ 3″). Usually, Micronomuss have 1 babies per litter.
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.
Micronomus norfolkensis is a species of molossid bat, a family of flying mammals. The bat is endemic to Australia, where it occurs from southeastern Queensland to eastern New South Wales. They are the sole species of genus Micronomus and referred to by variations on east-coast free-tailed bat.
Animals of the same family as a Micronomus
We found other animals of the Molossidae family:
- Large-eared free-tailed bat with a weight of 34 grams
- Ozimops beccarii with a weight of 14 grams
- Nigerian free-tailed bat with a weight of 20 grams
- Spotted free-tailed bat with a weight of 15 grams
- Sierra Leone free-tailed bat with a weight of 16 grams
- Bonda mastiff bat with a weight of 17 grams
- White-bellied free-tailed bat with a weight of 21 grams
- Miller’s mastiff bat with a weight of 98 grams
- Little free-tailed bat with a weight of 10 grams
- Malagasy white-bellied free-tailed bat with a weight of 26 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Micronomus
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Mormopterus norfolkensis:
- Greater bamboo bat bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Lesser brown horseshoe bat bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Philippine forest roundleaf bat bringing 9 grams to the scale
- Evening bat bringing 9 grams to the scale
- Northern birch mouse bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Seminole bat bringing 9 grams to the scale
- Long-fingered bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Bourret’s horseshoe bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Silvered bat bringing 9 grams to the scale
- Fog shrew bringing 8 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Micronomus
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Micronomus: