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How much does a Southern yellow bat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Southern yellow bat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Southern yellow bat (Lasiurus ega) on average weights 12 grams (0.03 lbs).

The Southern yellow bat is from the family Vespertilionidae (genus: Lasiurus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 7.5 cm (0′ 3″). On average, Southern yellow bats can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 2.

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 Southern yellow bat is 12 grams (0.03 lbs)

The southern yellow bat (Dasypterus ega) is a species of vesper bat that belongs to suborder microchiroptera (microbat) in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native to South, North and Central America, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States to Argentina.

Animals of the same family as a Southern yellow bat

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Animals with the same weight as a Southern yellow bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lasiurus ega:

Animals with the same litter size as a Southern yellow bat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Southern yellow bat: