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How much does a Rusty pipistrelle weight?

It is hard to guess what a Rusty pipistrelle weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Rusty pipistrelle (Pipistrellus rusticus) on average weights 4 grams (0.01 lbs).

The Rusty pipistrelle is from the family Vespertilionidae (genus: Pipistrellus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 4.4 cm (0′ 2″). On average, Rusty pipistrelles 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 rusty pipistrelle (Pipistrellus rusticus) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry and moist savanna. It is of note as perhaps Africa’s smallest bat, at average weight of 3.5 g (0.12 oz).

Animals of the same family as a Rusty pipistrelle

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Animals with the same weight as a Rusty pipistrelle

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pipistrellus rusticus:

Animals with the same litter size as a Rusty pipistrelle

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