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How much does a Indiana bat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Indiana bat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) on average weights 7 grams (0.02 lbs).

The Indiana bat is from the family Vespertilionidae (genus: Myotis). It is usually born with about 4 grams (0.01 lbs). They can live for up to 20 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 4.7 cm (0′ 2″). On average, Indiana bats can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 1.

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 Indiana bat is 7 grams (0.02 lbs)

The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a medium-sized mouse-eared bat native to North America. It lives primarily in Southern and Midwestern U.S. states and is listed as an endangered species. The Indiana bat is gray, black, or chestnut in color and is 1.2–2.0 in long and weighs 4.5–9.5 g (0.16–0.34 oz). It is similar in appearance to the more common little brown bat, but is distinguished by its feet size, toe hair length, pink lips, and a keel on the calcar.Indiana bats live in hardwood and hardwood-pine forests. It is common in old-growth forest and in agricultural land, mainly in forest, crop fields, and grasslands. As an insectivore, the bat eats both terrestrial and aquatic flying insects, such as moths, beetles, mosquitoes, and midges.The Indiana bat is listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It has had serious population decline, estimated to be more than 50% over the past 10 years, based on direct observation and a decline on its extent of occurrence.

Animals of the same family as a Indiana bat

We found other animals of the Vespertilionidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Indiana bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Myotis sodalis:

Animals with the same size as a Indiana bat

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

Animals with the same litter size as a Indiana bat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Indiana bat:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Indiana bat

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Indiana bat: