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How much does a Sierra Leone free-tailed bat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Sierra Leone free-tailed bat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Mops brachypterus) on average weights 16 grams (0.04 lbs).

The Sierra Leone free-tailed bat is from the family Molossidae (genus: Mops). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 5.1 meter (16′ 9″).

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 Sierra Leone free-tailed bat is 16 grams (0.04 lbs)

The Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Mops brachypterus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, possibly Central African Republic, possibly Republic of the Congo, and possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Animals of the same family as a Sierra Leone free-tailed bat

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Animals with the same weight as a Sierra Leone free-tailed bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Mops brachypterus: