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New Britain naked-backed fruit bat size: How big do they get?

How big does a New Britain naked-backed fruit bat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown New Britain naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia praedatrix) reaches an average size of 16.1 cm (0′ 7″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 179 grams (0.39 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 32 grams (0.07 lbs). Talking about reproduction, New Britain naked-backed fruit bats have 1 babies about 2 times per year. The New Britain naked-backed fruit bat (genus: Dobsonia) 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.

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The New Britain naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia praedatrix) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to New Britain island in northern Papua New Guinea.

Animals of the same family as a New Britain naked-backed fruit bat

We found other animals of the Pteropodidae family:

Animals with the same size as a New Britain naked-backed fruit bat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as New Britain naked-backed fruit bat:

Animals with the same litter size as a New Britain naked-backed fruit bat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a New Britain naked-backed fruit bat:

Animals with the same weight as a New Britain naked-backed fruit bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Dobsonia praedatrix: