How many baby Eisentraut’s shrews are in a litter?
A Eisentraut’s shrew (Crocidura eisentrauti) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.
Upon birth, they weight 4 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 7.8 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Soricidae family (genus: Crocidura). An adult Eisentraut’s shrew grows up to a size of 36.3 cm (1′ 3″).
To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.
Eisentraut’s shrew (Crocidura eisentrauti) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Other animals of the family Soricidae
Eisentraut’s shrew is a member of the Soricidae, as are these animals:
- Merida small-eared shrew weighting only 12 grams
- Therese’s shrew weighting only 17 grams
- Malayan pygmy shrew weighting only 5 grams
- Ugandan musk shrew weighting only 23 grams
- Southeastern shrew with 3 babies per pregnancy
- Swamp musk shrew with 3 babies per pregnancy
- Jackson’s shrew with 3 babies per pregnancy
- Apennine shrew weighting only 8 grams
- Reddish-gray musk shrew with 3 babies per pregnancy
- Radde’s shrew with 2 babies per pregnancy
Animals that share a litter size with Eisentraut’s shrew
Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once: