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How much does a Geelvink Bay flying fox weight?

It is hard to guess what a Geelvink Bay flying fox weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Geelvink Bay flying fox (Pteropus pohlei) on average weights 351 grams (0.77 lbs).

The Geelvink Bay flying fox is from the family Pteropodidae (genus: Pteropus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 19.7 cm (0′ 8″).

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 Geelvink Bay flying fox is 351 grams (0.77 lbs)

The Geelvink Bay flying fox or Geelvink Bay fruit bat (Pteropus pohlei) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to West Papuan islands in Indonesia. The name comes from Geelvink Bay, now Cenderawasih Bay. It is common over a small area, and the population trend is decreasing. Major threats to the species are loss of habitat due to timber harvesting, and hunting.

Animals of the same family as a Geelvink Bay flying fox

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Animals with the same weight as a Geelvink Bay flying fox

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pteropus pohlei:

Animals with the same size as a Geelvink Bay flying fox

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Geelvink Bay flying fox: