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How much does a Blyth’s horseshoe bat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Blyth’s horseshoe bat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Blyth’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus lepidus) on average weights 5 grams (0.01 lbs).

The Blyth’s horseshoe bat is from the family Rhinolophidae (genus: Rhinolophus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 3.8 cm (0′ 2″). Usually, Blyth’s horseshoe bats have 1 babies per litter.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Blyth's horseshoe bat is 5 grams (0.01 lbs)

Blyth’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus lepidus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae.It is found across southern Asia from Afghanistan to Vietnam.The species can be identified from its pointed, bifid sella.The Blyth’s horseshoe bat population on Tioman Island, Malaysia, is known to fly and hunt in the forest during the day and night. It is thought that these bats can forage during the day owing to the absence of resident avian predators in the forest there.

Animals of the same family as a Blyth’s horseshoe bat

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Animals with the same weight as a Blyth’s horseshoe bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Rhinolophus lepidus:

Animals with the same litter size as a Blyth’s horseshoe bat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Blyth’s horseshoe bat: