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How many babies does a Douglas squirrel have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Douglas squirrels are in a litter?

A Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) usually gives birth to around 5 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 10 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 38 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 5 grams (0.01 lbs) and measure 4.2 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Sciuridae family (genus: Tamiasciurus). An adult Douglas squirrel grows up to a size of 19.1 cm (0′ 8″).

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 Douglas squirrel is 5

The Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a pine squirrel found in the Pacific Northwest of North America, including the coastal states of the United States as well as the southwestern coast of British Columbia in Canada. It is sometimes known as the chickaree or pine squirrel, although these names are also used for the American red squirrel. Variant spellings of the common name are Douglas’ squirrel and Douglas’s squirrel. The Native Americans of Kings River called it the “Pillillooeet”, in imitation of its characteristic alarm call.

Other animals of the family Sciuridae

Douglas squirrel is a member of the Sciuridae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Douglas squirrel

Those animals also give birth to 5 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Douglas squirrel

What other animals weight around 225 grams (0.5 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Douglas squirrel

Also reaching around 19.1 cm (0′ 8″) in size do these animals: