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How much does a White-bellied yellow bat weight?

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

An adult White-bellied yellow bat (Scotophilus leucogaster) on average weights 20 grams (0.04 lbs).

The White-bellied yellow bat is from the family Vespertilionidae (genus: Scotophilus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 23.6 cm (0′ 10″). Usually, White-bellied yellow 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 average adult weight of a White-bellied yellow bat is 20 grams (0.04 lbs)

The white-bellied yellow bat (Scotophilus leucogaster) or white-bellied house bat, is a species of vesper bat in the genus Scotophilus, the house bats. It can be found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. It is found in dry and moist savanna and open woodland. It is a common species with a very wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of “least concern”.

Animals of the same family as a White-bellied yellow bat

We found other animals of the Vespertilionidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a White-bellied yellow bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Scotophilus leucogaster:

Animals with the same litter size as a White-bellied yellow bat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a White-bellied yellow bat: