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Insular flying fox size: How big do they get?

How big does a Insular flying fox get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Insular flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) reaches an average size of 17.7 cm (0′ 7″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 560 grams (1.23 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 96 grams (0.21 lbs). A Insular flying fox has 1 babies at once. The Insular flying fox (genus: Pteropus) is a member of the family Pteropodidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Insular flying fox is (0' 7

The insular flying fox or Pacific flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is geographically widespread, the most widespread flying fox in the Pacific: it is found in American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa (where it is called pe’a fanua, pe’a fai and taulaga), the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

Animals of the same family as a Insular flying fox

We found other animals of the Pteropodidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Insular flying fox

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Insular flying fox:

Animals with the same litter size as a Insular flying fox

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Insular flying fox:

Animals with the same weight as a Insular flying fox

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