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How much does a Common tube-nosed fruit bat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Common tube-nosed fruit bat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Common tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene albiventer) on average weights 29 grams (0.06 lbs).

The Common tube-nosed fruit bat is from the family Pteropodidae (genus: Nyctimene). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 8.2 cm (0′ 4″). Normally, Common tube-nosed fruit bats can have babies 2 times a year.

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 Common tube-nosed fruit bat is 29 grams (0.06 lbs)

The common tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene albiventer) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found at islands north of Australia, and in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines and the Solomon Islands.

Animals of the same family as a Common tube-nosed fruit bat

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Animals with the same weight as a Common tube-nosed fruit bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Nyctimene albiventer:

Animals with the same size as a Common tube-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 Common tube-nosed fruit bat: