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How many babies does a Black dorcopsis have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Black dorcopsiss are in a litter?

A Black dorcopsis (Dorcopsis atrata) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 199 grams (0.44 lbs) and measure 4 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Macropodidae family (genus: Dorcopsis). An adult Black dorcopsis grows up to a size of 59.2 cm (2′ 0″).

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.

The average litter size of a Black dorcopsis is 1

The black dorcopsis or black forest wallaby (Dorcopsis atrata) is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to an island at the eastern end of New Guinea where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting, its population is declining and the IUCN lists it as being “Critically endangered”.

Other animals of the family Macropodidae

Black dorcopsis is a member of the Macropodidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Black dorcopsis

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Black dorcopsis

Other animals that usually reach the age of 8 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Black dorcopsis

What other animals weight around 6.2 kg (13.67 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Black dorcopsis

Also reaching around 59.2 cm (2′ 0″) in size do these animals: