It is hard to guess what a Cape horseshoe bat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Cape horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus capensis) on average weights 12 grams (0.03 lbs).
The Cape horseshoe bat is from the family Rhinolophidae (genus: Rhinolophus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 3.74 meter (12′ 4″). On average, Cape horseshoe bats can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 1.
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 Cape horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus capensis) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to South Africa, and is potentially threatened by habitat loss and disturbance of its roosting sites, although it is present in large enough numbers to be considered of least concern by the IUCN.It is a member of the Rhinolophus capensis species group, together with the Bushveld, Dent’s and Swinny’s horseshoe bats, and is monotypic, with no subspecies.
Animals of the same family as a Cape horseshoe bat
We found other animals of the Rhinolophidae family:
- Geoffroy’s horseshoe bat with a weight of 5 grams
- Big-eared horseshoe bat with a weight of 6 grams
- Philippine forest horseshoe bat with a weight of 13 grams
- Trident bat with a weight of 12 grams
- Lesser brown horseshoe bat with a weight of 7 grams
- Arcuate horseshoe bat with a weight of 8 grams
- Coelops frithi with a weight of 7 grams
- Thailand roundleaf bat with a weight of 4 grams
- Yellow-faced horseshoe bat with a weight of 6 grams
- Trefoil horseshoe bat with a weight of 15 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Cape horseshoe bat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Rhinolophus capensis:
- Gray long-tongued bat bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Common bent-wing bat bringing 11 grams to the scale
- Dwarf bonneted bat bringing 12 grams to the scale
- Montane shrew tenrec bringing 13 grams to the scale
- Wandering small-eared shrew bringing 11 grams to the scale
- Ozimops beccarii bringing 14 grams to the scale
- Chestnut short-tailed bat bringing 13 grams to the scale
- Small vesper mouse bringing 14 grams to the scale
- Northern leaf-nosed bat bringing 12 grams to the scale
- Himalayan shrew bringing 14 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Cape horseshoe bat
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Cape horseshoe bat: