Categories
Animal Size

European free-tailed bat size: How big do they get?

How big does a European free-tailed bat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown European free-tailed bat (Tadarida teniotis) reaches an average size of 8.4 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 28 grams (0.06 lbs). The European free-tailed bat (genus: Tadarida) is a member of the family Molossidae.

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.

The average adult size of a European free-tailed bat is  (0' 4

The European free-tailed bat (Tadarida teniotis, sometimes given as Tadarida insignis) is a species of free-tailed bat found in the Old World. Other common names include the bulldog bat and the mastiff bat because of the presence of wrinkling on the snout. This bat is found in the Mediterranean region of Europe and in scattered locations across Asia at altitudes from sea level to 3100 m. The range of distribution is from the Canary Islands and Madeira through the whole Mediterranean area, Asia Minor, the Caucasus and the Middle East. In the north to southern France, southern Switzerland, Croatia and Bulgaria. It was reported from Korea in 1931, but has not been sighted on the Korean Peninsula since that time. Populations in Japan, Taiwan and Korea are now considered to be a separate species Tadarida insignis.

Animals of the same family as a European free-tailed bat

We found other animals of the Molossidae family:

Animals with the same size as a European free-tailed bat

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

Animals with the same weight as a European free-tailed bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Tadarida teniotis: