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How many babies does a Beaded wood mouse have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Beaded wood mouses are in a litter?

A Beaded wood mouse (Hylomyscus aeta) usually gives birth to around 4 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 517 grams (1.14 lbs) and measure 8.5 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Muridae family (genus: Hylomyscus). An adult Beaded wood mouse grows up to a size of 13.2 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 beaded hylomyscus or beaded wood mouse (Hylomyscus aeta) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Other animals of the family Muridae

Beaded wood mouse is a member of the Muridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Beaded wood mouse

Those animals also give birth to 4 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Beaded wood mouse

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