It is hard to guess what a Rodrigues flying fox weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) on average weights 256 grams (0.56 lbs).
The Rodrigues flying fox is from the family Pteropodidae (genus: Pteropus). It is usually born with about 45 grams (0.1 lbs). They can live for up to 30 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 25.6 cm (0′ 11″). On average, Rodrigues flying foxs 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 Rodrigues flying fox or Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae, the flying foxes or fruit bats. It is endemic to Rodrigues, an island in the Indian Ocean belonging to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is tropical lowland forests. The bats are sociable, roost in large groups during the day and feed at night, squeezing the juice and flesh out of fruits. They are hunted by humans for food and their numbers have been dwindling, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the species as being “endangered”. In an effort to preserve them from extinction, some bats have been caught and are being bred in various zoos around the world.
Animals of the same family as a Rodrigues flying fox
We found other animals of the Pteropodidae family:
- Pteropus gilliardi with a weight of 403 grams
- Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat with a weight of 66 grams
- Little red flying fox with a weight of 379 grams
- White-collared fruit bat with a weight of 18 grams
- Horsfield’s fruit bat with a weight of 55 grams
- Veldkamp’s dwarf epauletted fruit bat with a weight of 21 grams
- Livingstone’s fruit bat with a weight of 733 grams
- Ryukyu flying fox with a weight of 491 grams
- Woodford’s fruit bat with a weight of 30 grams
- Angolan epauletted fruit bat with 1 babies per litter
Animals with the same weight as a Rodrigues flying fox
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pteropus rodricensis:
- Colombian weasel bringing 211 grams to the scale
- Dusky-footed woodrat bringing 219 grams to the scale
- Magellanic tuco-tuco bringing 272 grams to the scale
- Bioko Allen’s bushbaby bringing 268 grams to the scale
- Douglas squirrel bringing 225 grams to the scale
- Black-spined Atlantic tree-rat bringing 224 grams to the scale
- Lundomys bringing 238 grams to the scale
- Cooper’s mountain squirrel bringing 250 grams to the scale
- Southern mountain cavy bringing 261 grams to the scale
- Large-eared pika bringing 205 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Rodrigues flying fox
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Rodrigues flying fox:
- Zempoaltepec deer mouse
- François’ langur
- Amazonian manatee
- Margay
- Striped possum
- Black-winged little yellow bat
- Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth
- Kob
- Long-tailed chinchilla
- Bald uakari
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Rodrigues flying fox
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Rodrigues flying fox:
- Bharal with an average maximal age of 24 years
- Amazon river dolphin with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Canada lynx with an average maximal age of 26.75 years
- Sea otter with an average maximal age of 30 years
- American black bear with an average maximal age of 32 years
- Moose with an average maximal age of 27 years
- Steller sea lion with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Anoa with an average maximal age of 36 years
- Crested mona monkey with an average maximal age of 24.08 years
- Tiger with an average maximal age of 26.25 years