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Black-bellied fruit bat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Black-bellied fruit bat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Black-bellied fruit bat (Melonycteris melanops) reaches an average size of 9.4 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 47 grams (0.1 lbs). On average, Black-bellied fruit bats have offspring about 2 times per year. The Black-bellied fruit bat (genus: Melonycteris) is a member of the family Pteropodidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

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The black-bellied fruit bat (Melonycteris melanops) is a species of order Chiroptera in the family Pteropodidae.

Animals of the same family as a Black-bellied fruit bat

We found other animals of the Pteropodidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Black-bellied fruit bat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Black-bellied fruit bat:

Animals with the same weight as a Black-bellied fruit bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Melonycteris melanops: