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How much does a Dark long-tongued bat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Dark long-tongued bat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Dark long-tongued bat (Lichonycteris obscura) on average weights 6 grams (0.01 lbs).

The Dark long-tongued bat is from the family Phyllostomidae (genus: Lichonycteris). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 45 cm (1′ 6″).

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 Dark long-tongued bat is 6 grams (0.01 lbs)

The dark long-tongued bat (Lichonycteris obscura) is a bat species from South and Central America. It was formerly considered monotypic within the genus Lichonycteris.

Animals of the same family as a Dark long-tongued bat

We found other animals of the Phyllostomidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Dark long-tongued bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lichonycteris obscura: