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How many babies does a Fire-bellied brush-furred rat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Fire-bellied brush-furred rats are in a litter?

A Fire-bellied brush-furred rat (Lophuromys nudicaudus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 6 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 4.8 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Lophuromys). An adult Fire-bellied brush-furred rat grows up to a size of 12.2 cm (0′ 5″).

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 fire-bellied brush-furred rat (Lophuromys nudicaudus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Fire-bellied brush-furred rat is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Fire-bellied brush-furred rat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Fire-bellied brush-furred rat

What other animals weight around 32 grams (0.07 lbs)?