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Common tube-nosed fruit bat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Common tube-nosed fruit bat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Common tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene albiventer) reaches an average size of 8.2 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 29 grams (0.06 lbs). On average, Common tube-nosed fruit bats have offspring about 2 times per year. The Common tube-nosed fruit bat (genus: Nyctimene) 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 common tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene albiventer) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found at islands north of Australia, and in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines and the Solomon Islands.

Animals of the same family as a Common tube-nosed fruit bat

We found other animals of the Pteropodidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Common tube-nosed fruit bat

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

Animals with the same weight as a Common tube-nosed fruit bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Nyctimene albiventer: