Categories
Litter Size

How many babies does a Banana pipistrelle have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Banana pipistrelles are in a litter?

A Banana pipistrelle (Neoromicia nanus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 75 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 2 grams (0 lbs) and measure 2.9 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Vespertilionidae family (genus: Neoromicia). An adult Banana pipistrelle grows up to a size of 14.4 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 Banana pipistrelle is 1

The banana pipistrelle (Neoromicia nana) is a species of vesper bat found throughout much of Africa. It was previously known as Pipistrellus nanus, but genetic analysis has since shown it to be more closely related to other species in the genus Neoromicia.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Banana pipistrelle is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Banana pipistrelle

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Banana pipistrelle

What other animals weight around 3 grams (0.01 lbs)?