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How much does a Lesser long-fingered bat weight?

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

An adult Lesser long-fingered bat (Miniopterus fraterculus) on average weights 7 grams (0.02 lbs).

The Lesser long-fingered bat is from the family Vespertilionidae (genus: Miniopterus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 15.6 cm (0′ 7″). Usually, Lesser long-fingered bats have 1 babies per litter.

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 lesser long-fingered bat (Miniopterus fraterculus), also known as the black clinging bat or lesser bent-winged bat, is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found in western Southern Africa, south East Africa, and parts of Central Africa.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves).It has been assessed as least-concern by the IUCN.

Animals of the same family as a Lesser long-fingered bat

We found other animals of the Vespertilionidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Lesser long-fingered bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Miniopterus fraterculus:

Animals with the same litter size as a Lesser long-fingered bat

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