It is hard to guess what a New Guinea long-eared bat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult New Guinea long-eared bat (Nyctophilus microtis) on average weights 7 grams (0.02 lbs).
The New Guinea long-eared bat is from the family Vespertilionidae (genus: Nyctophilus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 9.3 cm (0′ 4″).
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 New Guinea long-eared bat, species Nyctophilus microtis, is a small flying mammal. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Animals of the same family as a New Guinea long-eared bat
We found other animals of the Vespertilionidae family:
- De Winton’s long-eared bat with a weight of 6 grams
- Desert pipistrelle with a weight of 2 grams
- Chinese pipistrelle with a weight of 5 grams
- Brazilian brown bat with a weight of 9 grams
- Natterer’s bat with a weight of 7 grams
- Greenish yellow bat with a weight of 19 grams
- Arabian pipistrelle with a weight of 3 grams
- Bobrinski’s serotine with a weight of 7 grams
- Java pipistrelle with a weight of 4 grams
- Chinese pipistrelle with a weight of 5 grams
Animals with the same weight as a New Guinea long-eared bat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Nyctophilus microtis:
- Nyctophilus arnhemensis bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Antillean ghost-faced bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Lesser white-toothed shrew bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Brown pipistrelle bringing 6 grams to the scale
- Chocolate wattled bat bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Kelaart’s pipistrelle bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Crosse’s shrew bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Northern birch mouse bringing 8 grams to the scale
- Mexican big-eared bat bringing 7 grams to the scale
- Dormer’s bat bringing 6 grams to the scale