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

How many baby Dormer’s bats are in a litter?

A Dormer’s bat (Pipistrellus dormeri) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 1 grams (0 lbs) and measure 3.3 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Vespertilionidae family (genus: Pipistrellus). An adult Dormer’s bat grows up to a size of 10.5 cm (0′ 5″).

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.

Dormer’s bat or Dormer’s pipistrelle (Scotozous dormeri) is a species of vesper bat. It is monotypical for its genus.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Pakistan.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.The holotype for this species was from the Bellary Hills in Southern India and it was collected by James Charlemagne Dormer, after whom it is named.Bat flies found on this species include: Basilia fletcheri.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Dormer’s bat is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Dormer’s bat

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Dormer’s bat

What other animals weight around 6 grams (0.01 lbs)?