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How many babies does a Horsfield’s tarsier have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Horsfield’s tarsiers are in a litter?

A Horsfield’s tarsier (Tarsius bancanus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 125 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 24 grams (0.05 lbs) and measure 4.8 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Tarsiidae family (genus: Tarsius). An adult Horsfield’s tarsier grows up to a size of 10.6 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 average litter size of a Horsfield's tarsier is 1

Horsfield’s tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus), also known as the western tarsier, is the only species of tarsier in the genus Cephalopachus. It occurs on Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands and is, like other members of the group, entirely nocturnal.

Other animals of the family Tarsiidae

Horsfield’s tarsier is a member of the Tarsiidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Horsfield’s tarsier

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Horsfield’s tarsier

Other animals that usually reach the age of 12 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Horsfield’s tarsier

What other animals weight around 114 grams (0.25 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Horsfield’s tarsier

Also reaching around 10.6 cm (0′ 5″) in size do these animals: