How much does a little brown bat weigh?
7.5 g0.265 ozWhich one: summer adult
A little brown bat weighs about 7.5 g (0.265 oz).
Animals vary, so Tilt always names a specific, common adult: a worker bee, a house mouse, a Labrador, a bull rather than a calf. The label tells you which one. Source for this figure: Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
How heavy is that?
- A little brown bat weighs about as much as 7.5 paperclips.
- A little brown bat weighs about as much as 300 grains of rice.
- It takes about 8 little brown bats to balance an egg.
- It takes about 600 little brown bats to balance a cat.
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