Most fruit bats are larger than insectivorous bats or Microchiroptera, however there are a number of small fruit bats also. The smallest
species is 6 cm (2.4 in) long and thus smaller than some
microbats, for example, the
Mauritian tomb bat.
[6] The largest attain a wingspan of 1.7 m (5.6 ft), and weigh as much as 1.6 kg (3.5 lb).
[7] Most fruit bats have large
eyes, allowing them to orient themselves visually in
twilight and inside caves and forests.