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How many babies does a Dice’s cottontail have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Dice’s cottontails are in a litter?

A Dice’s cottontail (Sylvilagus dicei) usually gives birth to around 4 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 30 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 27 grams (0.06 lbs) and measure 8 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Leporidae family (genus: Sylvilagus). An adult Dice’s cottontail grows up to a size of 37.4 cm (1′ 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 Dice's cottontail is 4

Dice’s cottontail (Sylvilagus dicei) is a species of cottontail rabbit in the family Leporidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama, in páramo and cloud forest habitats.

Other animals of the family Leporidae

Dice’s cottontail is a member of the Leporidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Dice’s cottontail

Those animals also give birth to 4 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Dice’s cottontail

Other animals that usually reach the age of 9 years:

Animals with the same size as a Dice’s cottontail

Also reaching around 37.4 cm (1′ 3″) in size do these animals: