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Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat (Pteralopex atrata) reaches an average size of 20.7 cm (0′ 9″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 489 grams (1.08 lbs). The Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat (genus: Pteralopex) 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 Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat (Pteralopex atrata) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands. It is listed as an endangered species. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation.

Animals of the same family as a Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat

We found other animals of the Pteropodidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat

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

Animals with the same weight as a Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pteralopex atrata: