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How many babies does a Slender rat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Slender rats are in a litter?

A Slender rat (Stenomys verecundus) usually gives birth to around 2 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 23 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 7 grams (0.02 lbs) and measure 4.5 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Stenomys). An adult Slender rat grows up to a size of 14.2 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 slender rat (Rattus verecundus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Slender rat is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Slender rat

Those animals also give birth to 2 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Slender rat

What other animals weight around 109 grams (0.24 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Slender rat

Also reaching around 14.2 cm (0′ 6″) in size do these animals: