It is hard to guess what a Western broad-nosed bat weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Western broad-nosed bat (Scotorepens balstoni) on average weights 11 grams (0.02 lbs).
The Western broad-nosed bat is from the family Vespertilionidae (genus: Scotorepens). It is usually born with about 2 grams (0 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 55.7 cm (1′ 10″). Usually, Western broad-nosed bats have 1 babies per litter.
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 western or inland broad-nosed bat – Scotorepens balstoni – is a species of vespertilionid bats. They are endemic to Australia and widespread throughout the inland, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. This insectivorous microbat, measuring 12 cm in length, roosts in tree hollows during the day and forages over woodland and water at night.
Animals of the same family as a Western broad-nosed bat
We found other animals of the Vespertilionidae family:
- Indian pipistrelle with a weight of 4 grams
- Large-footed bat with a weight of 10 grams
- Narrow-winged pipistrelle with a weight of 15 grams
- Hardwicke’s woolly bat with a weight of 4 grams
- Hoary bat with a weight of 27 grams
- Keen’s myotis with a weight of 6 grams
- Little broad-nosed bat with a weight of 10 grams
- Small bent-winged bat with a weight of 8 grams
- Black myotis with a weight of 2 grams
- Whitehead’s woolly bat with a weight of 3 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Western broad-nosed bat
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Scotorepens balstoni:
- Little broad-nosed bat bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Kellen’s dormouse bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Taiva shrew tenrec bringing 12 grams to the scale
- Bicolored shrew bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Little Indian field mouse bringing 13 grams to the scale
- Silver fruit-eating bat bringing 12 grams to the scale
- Southern yellow bat bringing 12 grams to the scale
- Black-clawed brush-furred rat bringing 10 grams to the scale
- Southeast Asian shrew bringing 12 grams to the scale
- Lesser mouse-tailed bat bringing 13 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Western broad-nosed bat
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Western broad-nosed bat: