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How much does a Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat (Pteralopex atrata) on average weights 489 grams (1.08 lbs).

The Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat is from the family Pteropodidae (genus: Pteralopex). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 20.7 cm (0′ 9″).

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 Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat is 489 grams (1.08 lbs)

The Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat (Pteralopex atrata) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands. It is listed as an endangered species. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation.

Animals of the same family as a Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat

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Animals with the same weight as a Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pteralopex atrata:

Animals with the same size as a Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat: