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How many babies does a Blyth’s horseshoe bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Blyth’s horseshoe bats are in a litter?

A Blyth’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus lepidus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 2 grams (0 lbs) and measure 1.09 meter (3′ 7″). They are a member of the Rhinolophidae family (genus: Rhinolophus). An adult Blyth’s horseshoe bat grows up to a size of 3.8 cm (0′ 2″).

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 Blyth's horseshoe bat is 1

Blyth’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus lepidus) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae.It is found across southern Asia from Afghanistan to Vietnam.The species can be identified from its pointed, bifid sella.The Blyth’s horseshoe bat population on Tioman Island, Malaysia, is known to fly and hunt in the forest during the day and night. It is thought that these bats can forage during the day owing to the absence of resident avian predators in the forest there.

Other animals of the family Rhinolophidae

Blyth’s horseshoe bat is a member of the Rhinolophidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Blyth’s horseshoe bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Blyth’s horseshoe bat

What other animals weight around 5 grams (0.01 lbs)?