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How many babies does a Doria’s tree-kangaroo have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Doria’s tree-kangaroos are in a litter?

A Doria’s tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus dorianus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 200 grams (0.44 lbs) and measure 0.4 cm (0′ 1″). They are a member of the Macropodidae family (genus: Dendrolagus). An adult Doria’s tree-kangaroo grows up to a size of 60.4 cm (2′ 0″).

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 Doria's tree-kangaroo is 1

Doria’s tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus dorianus) is a tree-kangaroo endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Other animals of the family Macropodidae

Doria’s tree-kangaroo is a member of the Macropodidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Doria’s tree-kangaroo

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Doria’s tree-kangaroo

Other animals that usually reach the age of 8 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Doria’s tree-kangaroo

What other animals weight around 8.98 kg (19.8 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Doria’s tree-kangaroo

Also reaching around 60.4 cm (2′ 0″) in size do these animals: