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How much does a Vanuatu flying fox weight?

It is hard to guess what a Vanuatu flying fox weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Vanuatu flying fox (Pteropus anetianus) on average weights 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

The Vanuatu flying fox is from the family Pteropodidae (genus: Pteropus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 25.4 cm (0′ 10″).

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 Vanuatu flying fox is 396 grams (0.87 lbs)

The Vanuatu flying fox or white flying fox (Pteropus anetianus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Vanuatu. It is most closely related to the Samoa flying fox.

Animals of the same family as a Vanuatu flying fox

We found other animals of the Pteropodidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Vanuatu flying fox

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pteropus anetianus: