It is hard to guess what a Geoffroy’s bat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Geoffroy’s bat (Myotis emarginatus) on average weights 7 grams (0.02 lbs).
The Geoffroy’s bat is from the family Vespertilionidae (genus: Myotis). They can live for up to 18 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 4.4 cm (0′ 2″). Normally, Geoffroy’s bats can have babies 1 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.
Geoffroy’s bat (Myotis emarginatus) is a species of vesper bat.
Animals of the same family as a Geoffroy’s bat
We found other animals of the Vespertilionidae family:
- Indiana bat with a weight of 7 grams
- Southwestern myotis with a weight of 38 grams
- Greater Asiatic yellow bat with a weight of 36 grams
- Western barbastelle with a weight of 8 grams
- Southern yellow bat with a weight of 12 grams
- Brazilian brown bat with a weight of 9 grams
- Lesser bamboo bat with a weight of 4 grams
- Townsend’s big-eared bat with a weight of 10 grams
- Gould’s long-eared bat with a weight of 11 grams
- Tropical big-eared brown bat with a weight of 11 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Geoffroy’s bat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Myotis emarginatus:
- Broad-headed pipistrelle bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Western barbastelle bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Kuhl’s pipistrelle bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Kelaart’s pipistrelle bringing 8 grams to the scale
- MacConnell’s bat bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Eisentraut’s pipistrelle bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Botswanan long-eared bat bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Long-eared myotis bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Horsfield’s bat bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Northern broad-nosed bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Geoffroy’s bat
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Geoffroy’s bat:
- Sheep with an average maximal age of 19.17 years
- Cape genet with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Brown hyena with an average maximal age of 17 years
- Red fox with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Lesser kudu with an average maximal age of 18.92 years
- Bahamian raccoon with an average maximal age of 21 years
- Grizzled tree-kangaroo with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Harbour porpoise with an average maximal age of 15 years
- White-faced saki with an average maximal age of 20.67 years
- Greater mouse-deer with an average maximal age of 16.25 years