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How many babies does a Agile antechinus have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Agile antechinuss are in a litter?

A Agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) usually gives birth to around 10 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 27 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 13.5 kg (29.76 lbs) and measure 1.7 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Dasyuridae family (genus: Antechinus). An adult Agile antechinus grows up to a size of 1.51 meter (5′ 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 Agile antechinus is 10

The agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It is found in Australia.

Other animals of the family Dasyuridae

Agile antechinus is a member of the Dasyuridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Agile antechinus

Those animals also give birth to 10 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Agile antechinus

What other animals weight around 22 grams (0.05 lbs)?