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Woermann’s bat size: How big do they get?

How big does a Woermann’s bat get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Woermann’s bat (Megaloglossus woermanni) reaches an average size of 4 cm (0′ 2″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 16 grams (0.04 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 3 grams (0.01 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Woermann’s bats have 1 babies about 2 times per year. The Woermann’s bat (genus: Megaloglossus) 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 Woermann's bat is (0' 2

Woermann’s bat or Woermann’s fruit bat (Megaloglossus woermanni) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Megaloglossus. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Animals of the same family as a Woermann’s bat

We found other animals of the Pteropodidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Woermann’s bat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Woermann’s bat:

Animals with the same litter size as a Woermann’s bat

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Woermann’s bat:

Animals with the same weight as a Woermann’s bat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Megaloglossus woermanni: