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How many babies does a Mahogany glider have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Mahogany gliders are in a litter?

A Mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 56 grams (0.12 lbs) and measure 1 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Petauridae family (genus: Petaurus). An adult Mahogany glider grows up to a size of 15.2 cm (0′ 6″).

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 Mahogany glider is 1

The mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis) is an endangered gliding possum native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia.

Other animals of the family Petauridae

Mahogany glider is a member of the Petauridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Mahogany glider

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Mahogany glider

What other animals weight around 361 grams (0.8 lbs)?