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How many babies does a Common blossom bat have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Common blossom bats are in a litter?

A Common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 2 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 808 grams (1.78 lbs) and measure 24 cm (0′ 10″). They are a member of the Pteropodidae family (genus: Syconycteris). An adult Common blossom bat grows up to a size of 6.7 cm (0′ 3″).

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 Common blossom bat is 1

The common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis) also known as the southern blossom bat or Queensland blossom bat, is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae.The common blossom bat feeds mostly on nectar and pollen rather than fruit.It is one of eight Pteropodidae species on mainland Australia. It is one of the smallest of all nectarivorous megabats.

Other animals of the family Pteropodidae

Common blossom bat is a member of the Pteropodidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Common blossom bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Common blossom bat

What other animals weight around 17 grams (0.04 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Common blossom bat

Also reaching around 6.7 cm (0′ 3″) in size do these animals: