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How much does a Western barbastelle weight?

It is hard to guess what a Western barbastelle weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) on average weights 8 grams (0.02 lbs).

The Western barbastelle is from the family Vespertilionidae (genus: Barbastella). They can live for up to 21 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 4 cm (0′ 2″). On average, Western barbastelles 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 Western barbastelle is 8 grams (0.02 lbs)

The western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), also known as the barbastelle or barbastelle bat, is a European bat in the genus Barbastella. This species is found from Portugal to Azerbaijan and from Sweden to Canary Islands, where a sub-species was identified. It has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears. The conservation status of B. barbastellus is assessed as “Near Threatened”, “Vulnerable”, “Critically Endangered” or “Extinct” in various parts of its range.

Animals of the same family as a Western barbastelle

We found other animals of the Vespertilionidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Western barbastelle

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Barbastella barbastellus:

Animals with the same litter size as a Western barbastelle

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Western barbastelle:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Western barbastelle

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Western barbastelle: