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How many babies does a Argentine brown bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Argentine brown bats are in a litter?

A Argentine brown bat (Eptesicus furinalis) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 2 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 92 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 1 grams (0 lbs) and measure 3.1 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Vespertilionidae family (genus: Eptesicus). An adult Argentine brown bat grows up to a size of 8.2 cm (0′ 4″).

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 Argentine brown bat is 1

The Argentine brown bat (Eptesicus furinalis), is a bat species from South and Central America.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Argentine brown bat is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Argentine brown bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Argentine brown bat

What other animals weight around 7 grams (0.02 lbs)?