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Greater short-nosed fruit bat size: How big do they get?

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

A grown Greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx) reaches an average size of 9.9 cm (0′ 4″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 44 grams (0.1 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 11 grams (0.02 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Greater short-nosed fruit bats have 1 babies about 2 times per year. The Greater short-nosed fruit bat (genus: Cynopterus) 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 greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia.

Animals of the same family as a Greater short-nosed fruit bat

We found other animals of the Pteropodidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Greater short-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 Greater short-nosed fruit bat:

Animals with the same litter size as a Greater short-nosed fruit bat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Greater short-nosed fruit bat:

Animals with the same weight as a Greater short-nosed fruit bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Cynopterus sphinx: